The latest issue of Music & Copyright is now available for subscribers to download. Here are some of the highlights. New CMA study to shine an investigative spotlight on the UK streaming market The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the nonministerial government department in charge of competition issues in the country, has published details … Continue reading New issue of Music & Copyright with US report →

The latest issue of Music & Copyright is now available for subscribers to download. Here are some of the highlights. Maintaining an artist’s legacy in a sellers’ market for music catalogs Each year, the music world loses some of its greatest talent. Artists that passed away last year included Dusty Hill of ZZ Top, Don … Continue reading New issue of Music & Copyright with South Africa report →

A very Happy New Year to readers of this blog and followers of Music & Copyright. The latest issue of the newsletter is now available for subscribers to download. Here are some of the highlights. Physical still matters to the merchandise business, but goods are turning meta Music merchandising remains big business, both for leading … Continue reading New issue of Music & Copyright →

The latest issue of Music & Copyright is now available for subscribers to download. Here are some of the highlights. The telco music bundle and its place in the evolving recorded-music sector The bundling of music streaming services with mobile subscription packages has been around almost as long as the music subscription itself. To begin … Continue reading New issue of Music & Copyright with France country report →

The latest issue of Music & Copyright is now available for subscribers to download. Here are some of the highlights. Climate change demands major change for live and recorded-music Both the live and recorded-music sectors are feeling the heat over the environmental impact of their activities. And as live performances come back on stream, serious … Continue reading New issue of Music & Copyright with Russia country report →

The latest issue of Music & Copyright is now available for subscribers to download. Here are some of the highlights. Scales tip in favor of labels in the global value of copyright Music should know how much it’s worth. Calculating the global value of music copyright provides the answer. Will Page, former chief economist of … Continue reading New issue of Music & Copyright with Australia country report →

The latest issue of Music & Copyright is now available for subscribers to download. Here are some of the highlights. CISAC reports better-than-expected year for creators’ collections CISAC has published its latest annual report on global creators’ collections. Combined revenue for creators of music, audiovisual works, visual arts, drama, and literature suffered the first annual … Continue reading New issue of Music & Copyright with Spain country report →

The latest issue of Music & Copyright is now available for subscribers to download. Here are some of the highlights. Recorded-music trade growth set to eclipse modest rise in revenue for music publishers With all the world’s major recorded-music markets and one or two other smaller ones having published midyear trade figures, Music & Copyright‘s … Continue reading New issue of Music & Copyright with Italy country report →

The latest issue of Music & Copyright is now available for subscribers to download. Here are some of the highlights. Stream-ripping service Yout fires back at the RIAA with amended complaint Stream-ripping service Yout has responded to the August dismissal of a lawsuit, filed at a Connecticut district court last year against the US music … Continue reading New issue of Music & Copyright with Netherlands country report →

The latest issue of Music & Copyright is now available for subscribers to download. Here are some of the highlights. ABBA set to take the burgeoning world of avatar performance to the next level Avatars are beginning to cut through in the music business. TV talent shows are set to provide a new platform for … Continue reading New issue of Music & Copyright with South Korea country report →

The latest issue of Music & Copyright is now available for subscribers to download. Here are some of the highlights. Court rules no share of UMPG’s Bob Dylan acquisition proceeds should go to coauthor estate A New York court has ruled that the estate of songwriter Jacques Levy is not entitled to a share of … Continue reading New issue of Music & Copyright with Austria country report →