Legislative \'Time Bomb\' Ticking Away In Europe
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Multi-billion-dollar transactions, including the buyout of GoDaddy.com and the sale of EMI Music Publishing, helped aid a 28% boost in the value of media transactions last year, according to a report from I-bank Berkery Noyes. Volume was up as well, with 389 deals struck during 2011, compared with 3.. .. read more..
Roxio now belongs to Corel
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The deal moves Roxio’s products into Corel’s portfolio. Roxio is best known for software to create, edit, produce and play video and audio, including the Mac-user favorite Roxio Toast along with Roxio Creator, Roxio Game Capture, Roxio CinePlayer DVD Decoder and other titles. Corel also announced th.. .. read more..
iLike, Early Digital Music Trailblazer, Officially Dead
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Entrepreneurs and investors take note: iLike went from a leadership position in social music to nothingness in less than the span between summer Olympics. iLike was a trailblazer in connecting people with music they love. It allowed music fans to follow their favorite artists\' music and tour dates a.. .. read more..
Fight Continues Over 1993 Hip-Hop Hits
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Alvertis Isbell (Al Bell, ex-Chairman of Stax Records) owned two companies in the 1990s, music publisher Alvertis Music and label Bellmark Records. Bellmark allegedly gained the rights to Tag Team\'s \'Whoomp! (There It Is)\' and Duice\'s \'Dazzey Duks,\' and DM Records licensed the recordings in 1997. Wh.. .. read more..
VEVO accused of short changing indie publishers
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The Sony/Universal owned video site VEVO has been accused of unfair play in the US by Matt Pincus, the boss of indie publisher Songs Music Publishing. Pincus claims VEVO is failing to pay royalties to independent music publishers, despite recently boasting $150 million in revenues last year, and of .. .. read more..
Czech Republic stops ratification of anti-counterfeit treaty
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The Czech Republic has stopped ratification of the controversial anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (Acta), becoming the second EU country to do so after Poland. \'We cannot accept under any circumstances, that civil liberties and free access to information are threatened in any way,\' Prime Minister.. .. read more..
Drake: No \'merit\' to \'Marvin\'s Room\' lawsuit
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
When Drake used a midnight-hour drunk-dial from a female friend as the foundation for his single \'Marvin’s Room,\' the bitter torch song became an instant hit on Twitter, sparked numerous covers and racked up millions of views on YouTube. But now the song is at the center of a new lawsuit. Ericka Lee.. .. read more..
Courtney Love Plans Suit Over Unflattering Legal Leak
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
In a wholly unsurprising and redundant turn of events, Courtney Love is threatening a lawsuit against whomever leaked details contained in deposition papers her daughter filed against her to addiction site the Fix and its editor, Maer Roshan. Roshan recently published an ebook about Love that highli.. .. read more..
Bronfman: Spotify is a real and growing revenue stream
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Warner Music Group Chairman Edgar Bronfman, Jr. is a big fan of Spotify. In what was likely his final interview before leaving Warner Music, Bronfman defended Spotify\'s ability to drive more value for artists and labels. \'Everywhere we look, Spotify is incrementally positive,\' Bronfman said. He note.. .. read more..
Cricket Wireless has the music industry feeling chirpy
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
For the embattled music industry, hope lies inside a small corner store in the City Heights section of San Diego. In a neighborhood chock-full of Mexican, Vietnamese and Somalian restaurants, Larry Woelfel, a 40-year-old unemployed lab technician, waited with two dozen customers to buy cellphones an.. .. read more..