Shares of Sirius XM Radio tanked on Friday after a massive royalty rate increase. Sirius XM executives may be slipping into panic mode, thanks to an unexpectedly harsh royalty rate increase. The steep hike caused Sirius shares to slip during Friday tr…
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Breaking: Florida Supreme Court Rules That Oldies Recordings are Public Domain
So this complicates things a bit. A bombshell decision from the Florida Supreme Court effectively says that recording copyrights didn’t exist before 1972. Should oldie recordings enjoy copyright protection? Absolutely not, according to a unanimo…
Turns Out SoundExchange Was Lying About Its CMRRA Acquisition
After flat-out denying acquisition talks with CMRRA last month, SoundExchange has some news. It’s an acquisition involving CMRRA. Sorry, but I simply must call out SoundExchange on this one. Last month, I directly asked SoundExchange CEO Michael Huppe if his company was acquiring Canadian rights organization CMRRA. He flat-out said ‘No,’ right to my face. […]
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Federal Judge Delivers a Stunning Blow to Oldies Artists
It’s a case that’s been see-sawing for years, with hundreds of millions in royalties at stake. Now, oldies recording artists like The Turtles have been given their biggest blow yet. You could say the world has bigger problems. But try telling that to the Turtles, a group that’s been fighting the likes of Pandora and […]
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