- ASCAP attacks
ASCAP demands $1000 from a small non-profit art gallery in Baltimore. Actually, it wasn't really a concert; it was more of a performance-art piece by Lee Connah involving "old recycled ...
- Harry Fox Agency HFA - mechanical licenses for cover songs
"Songfile" can be used by musicians who plan to make and distribute 2,500 copies or less of their recordings to obtain the necessary licenses for cover versions of songs. Licenses ...
- 'Off the record' -Prospect
CD sales have collapsed. Live shows, touring and merchandise income are robust. Prices for concerts are way up. Elton John charged a record $690 for top seats in Las Vegas. ...
- Indie music labels create Merlin to conjure licensing deals | CNET News.com
The world's independent music sector, which has produced such artists as the Arctic Monkeys, has grouped together to launch an agency to secure licensing deals with emerging media such as ...
- It's Time To Completely Overhaul Music Licensing!
This small article notes that licensing is a complicated and annoying process and how completely inappropriate it is for the kind of mass internet media events we are entering into. ...
- GEMA
Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (Society for musical performing and mechanical reproduction rights) http://www.gema.de/ This is the German [[Royalty Organization|RoyaltyOrganizations]], collecting performance royalties for radio,TV, bar, club and ...
- MP3.com: Chilis drummer slams U2, Peas
In Scotland for the T in the Park festival, Red Hot Chili Pepper Chad Smith lashes out at U2 and Black Eyed Peas for licensing their music to iPod commercials. ...
- TV Licensing, Nirvana
Licensing music for use in TV shows is a major new avenue for artists. ...even a middlebrow soap such as “One Tree Hill” has a far more varied playlist than ...
- Licensing red tape slows - Telecom Asia
The music industry has a desperately slow and difficult licensing system. Its getting harder too, as copyright holders try to get as much money as they can to protect themselves ...
- Licensing
When a song (in any recorded form) is licensed for TV, film, games, ringtones. Even a small 10 second usage in a major TV show will result in a lot ...
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