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There can be no doubt that Neil Young has yanked his music from Spotify on a point of principle. Nor that he’s fully prepared to sacrifice his earnings as a result. Yet he’s also just laid the groundwork to shatter erroneous music biz dogma that’s lain unquestioned for too many years. In fact, I suspect that Read More …
Twitter’s semi-annual transparency report reveals that the number of takedown notices received by the service continues to go up. However, the percentage of ‘withheld’ tweets and media has dropped to an all-time low. Roughly two-thirds of all requests are rejected, as they are either incomplete, fraudulent or not actionable. Source: Twitter Now ‘Rejects’ Most Copyright Read More …
Around two decades ago, Warner was one of the major labels that fought hard against the rise of file sharing, largely in the form of Napster, a disruptive technology not unlike the metaverse that ultimately led to a catastrophic collapse in recorded-music sales. Major-label adaptation to streaming saw music revenue start growing again around 2015 after 15 years of Read More …
New York based 300 Entertainment announced the launch of its latest venture: content and film division 300 Studios. The new arm will develop multi-format, feature and episodic content — and already has a debut project under its belt. RACE: Bubba Wallace — a six-episode series that follows the NASCAR driver — will arrive on Netflix in Read More …
Pablo Picasso’s family is not selling a digital asset linked to one of his works after all. “Maybe we should have been a bit more clear from the beginning,” said Cyril Noterman, the longtime business manager for Florian Picasso, who is a DJ and music producer. Noterman said more than 1,000 NFTs going on sale Read More …