@repdarrellissa on #AMFA: The right number is not zero #IRespectMusic
What would Frank do? Pass the bill!
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Save the Date! Feb 2 at 10 am ET: Artist Pay for Radio Play Gets a Hearing in House Judiciary #IRespectMusic
It’s ON! We get a hearing for American Music Fairness Act at House Judiciary Feb 2! Stay up to date at https://t.co/AamNoE4JJo, sign the petition at https://t.co/WwzASEJPI5 to support artist pay for radio play. Thank you @RepTedDeutch @repdarrellissa @repsylviagarcia @RepEscobar— irespectmusicaustin (@IRMAustin) January 29, 2022 We want our readers to now how much we appreciate […]
Please Sign Up to Support the American Music Fairness Act #irespectmusic
Please send a letter to Congress supporting artist pay for radio play!
Riding the Third Rails: Making the case at WIPO for performer streaming remuneration
I recently co-authored a study for the World Intellectual Property Organization that was quoted by leading artists in a letter calling on the UK Prime Minister to support equitable remuneration for streaming.
@Europarl_EN Statement Explains Article 13 and Google’s Fake “Lobbying”
This week the European Parliament issued a scathing rejection of Google and Facebook’s massive lobbying campaign against Members of the European Parliament over what’s often called “Article 13”, or the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. Article 13 is the first meaningful attempt to reverse the European safe harbor income transfer and close […]
The Music Modernization Act’s New Burdens for Labels Identifying Unmatched Songs — Music Tech Solutions
The Music Modernization Act is definitely the gift that keeps on giving. It seems like every time I read it, a new toad jumps out from under a rock.
The latest one I found is a new burden the MMA places on all sound recording owners, large and small. Why? To help the digital services comply with their obligation to locate song copyright owners in order for the services to keep the new “reachback” safe harbor–what we used to call “copyright infringement.”
MTP Interview: #irespectmusic Tour Advocacy with @theBlakeMorgan
An interesting interview with artist, songwriter, small business owner and advocate Blake Morgan about how he mixes his advocacy and touring as an artist, leveraging tour press for his advocacy work.
Call to Action: Please Help Support Our Musical Legacy and Tell the Congress #irespectmusic on the CLASSICS Act
Please sign the petition to support the CLASSICS Act and close the pre-72 loophole for artist rights. http://musicfirstcoalition.org/action-center/support-the-classics-act/
The Music Modernization Act’s “In Terrorem” Clause
The more the “Music Modernization Act” is discussed, the more rocks get turned over and the more toads jump out from under the rocks with nasty surprises. Even before it is passed, the MMA is already disrupting private contracts, well settled expectations and a century of law. Which is a real neat trick by Big […]
The Slippery Slope of Censorship: @HuffPost Pulls Story Critical of @Spotify Ahead of IPO — The Trichordist
Blake Morgan wrote a post critical of Spotify on Huffington Post and the HuffPo censored him–until David Lowery came along…
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