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PPL and 19-year-old VEVA Sound just recently announced and detailed their partnership, which is designed to “make it easier for performers to be properly credited on recordings and to receive the payments they are entitled to.” Built and tailored for artists, VEVA Collect encourages musicians, songwriters, and producers to frontload their music metadata and credit specifics before Read More …
Legislation called the Copyright Knowledge Society Act went into force in Germany on March 1, 2018. As the copyright team at the German booksellers and publishers association writes, “Among other things, it expands the possibilities for university teachers to provide students with excerpts from digital or printed scientific works and textbooks without their universities having Read More …
The Department of Justice has accelerated an investigation into Google’s digital advertising practices and may file an antitrust lawsuit against the internet giant before the end of the year, two people with knowledge of the government’s thinking said on Wednesday. Source: Justice Dept. Is Said to Accelerate Google Advertising Inquiry
The company said it would allow media apps to create in-app links to sign-up pages on those companies’ websites, allowing the likes of Spotify and Netflix to bypass the iPhone maker’s cut of subscriptions. Apple revealed the change Wednesday, saying it was among adjustments made to close an investigation by the Japan Fair Trade Commission Read More …
While global market leader Spotify still has a healthy lead — its most recent total paid subscribers was around 165 million, announced earlier this year — No. 2 Apple Music may feel YouTube nipping at its heels: Its total, last announced in June of 2019, was 60 million. Amazon Music, No. 3, was at 55 Read More …