Thousands of Artists Demand Changes to DMCA Exploitation

400 artists, songwriters, managers and music organizations are now demanding DMCA reforms, perhaps the start of a serious groundswell. Hundreds of music industry figures have joined forces to collectively petition to the U.S. Copyright Office for reforms to the current Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA.  The Act, signed into law in 1998, is now viewed as […]

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Which Is the Best Music Streaming Service?

When it comes to streaming music, there are plenty of options.  Here’s a way to sift through it all. To start, here’s a quick breakdown of what leading services Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Tidal, SoundCloud and Pandora offer: The above chart allows you to quickly identify which service best suits your musical needs, with a more in-depth analysis below. […]

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Exclusive: Patents Filed for ‘High Definition Vinyl’ Technology

Imagine a vinyl record that has 30% more capacity, 30% greater volume, and double the audio fidelity of a typical LP sold today. The technical specifications for High Definition Vinyl, or ‘HD Vinyl,’ have now been detailed in a European patent filing exclusively shared with Digital Music News on Tuesday.  This is a concept that could potentially be on […]

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