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Ties that bind: Joe Manchin’s steady stream of support from oil, gas and coal Oliver Milman Manchin, a centrist Democrat, has objected to key provisions of a multi-trillion dollar reconciliation bill that would slash planet-heating emissions. MORE
As part of its response to the coronavirus crisis, the document automation company Litera has launched Litera TV , a daily live stream of interviews, educational programs, and tips around legal tech and legal practice. MORE
Grainy video, errors and buffering streams weren't what fans paid $99 to see, according to the lawsuit. read more. THR, Esq. Tech Tech THR Online MORE
Pandora and other webcasters will have to pay more for free streams, while webcasters with a paid offering (including Pandora) will get some relief. read more. THR, Esq. THR, Esq. The Business Business Billboard MORE
In case you haven’t noticed, Billboard and The Official Charts have begun including streaming in measuring chart ranking. Now think about that for a minute–in a world where artists like Taylor Swift are windowing with great success how can you ever think that it’s a good idea to use streaming as a way of measuring success? In the USA it’s already started to happen, with the Billboard consumption chart, that combines album sales, streams, and track sales. MORE
Eriq Gardner Fight over mobile and tablet TV streaming heats up. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Tech Television Business MORE
Thanks to the #BrokenRecord campaign and especially Tom Gray of Gomez, the UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee is conducing an inquiry into the economics of streaming. If you're interested in artist rights and the streaming corrosion, this will be must-see TV. Watch on Parliament TV: Economics of music streaming or on @CommonsDCMS. MORE
0018 per performance (per song per listener – see our article here) for nonsubscription streams to rates of $.0028 First, it provides ad-supported streams meant to introduce listeners to Google’s music services in the hope that these listeners will eventually upgrade to a subscription interactive service. 0011 for ad-supported streams and $.0016 Once they exceed that level on any stream, they pay at commercial per-performance rate. MORE
Thomas of Fasken Martineau discusses provider liability in the case of Canadian users who "jump the geofence" in order to watch streamed US content. Ariel A. Read more here MORE
MPs call for a ‘complete reset’ of music streaming to fairly reward performers and creators . Successful artists see ‘pitiful returns’ from streaming while some performers are frozen out of payments altogether. Pitiful returns’ from streaming. MORE
Jay wanted to compare the market-centric model to the user-centric model as well as the proposal for streaming remuneration paid by the services to fairly compensate the workers for the vast wealth that has been transferred to companies like Spotify (and specifically to Daniel Ek). MORE
We’re starting to see a narrative emerging from the digital music services in reaction to artists chafing under the misery of streaming royalties. It goes something like this: Streaming services pay 69¢ of each dollar for royalties. MORE
“Spinrilla specializes in ripping off music creators by offering thousands of unlicensed sound recordings for free," says the RIAA. read more. THR, Esq. Music Music THR Online MORE
Sara Hickman on how the economics of streaming is hollowing out the “middle class musician” and devouring the music business from the ground up. via Guest Post by @sarahickman: Streaming Royalties Are Ending Opportunities for Working Musicians — Artist Rights Watch. irespectmusic campaign Austin Music Songwriter News Streaming Meltdown Sara Hickman streaming royalties MORE
Those 2,252,293 streams netted me $12,231, which is 39.2% And then there’s this: Ethical Pool Streaming Meltdown streaming royalties zoe keatingIn 2018 my music was listened to on Spotify for 190k hours by 241,631 people. of my annual rent. If you love the music please consider going to a show or supporting my work directly at [link]. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/2V6gaAE80O. — Zoe Keating (@zoecello) December 14, 2018. MORE
News from the Goolag Streaming Meltdown David CrosbyDavid Crosby was in this band called The Byrds which covered “Mr. Tambourine Man” aka Bob Dylan’s first #1 hit as a songwriter. Then he was in another band called Crosby Stills Nash & Young. He’s done a lot of other things, too, but I mention those two bands because each of those bands were inducted into the Rock Hall. MORE
Spotify announced a second billion dollar stock buy back last week which means they have $1 billion in free cash that they will spend, not for paying artists, not for paying songwriters, but to juice their stock price and make Spotify insiders and senior employees richer still. MORE
I wrote up my take on “user-centric royalties” a few weeks ago in a post titled “ Arithmetic on The Internet: The Ethical Pool Solution to Streaming Royalty Allocation. ” The post has been widely read in the artist community and stimulated conversation about the current model of royalty allocation by streaming services that artists like Sharky Laguana have led the debate on. Everybody knows that the boat is leaking. MORE
19 Recordings is challenging a judge's recent decision to dismiss a claim that Sony breaches it duties by treating streamed music a certain way. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Music Business THR Online MORE
The Latin superstar alleges he's getting a small fraction of the 50 percent royalty rate he believes is dictated by contract. Expect more lawsuits on this front. read more. THR, Esq. Business Music Business THR Online MORE
The chart is based on The Trichordist’s “Streaming Price Bible” As we watch Daniel Ek gorge himself on stock market riches, who is either a royalty deadbeat or the savior of the music business depending on who you believe, here’s some numbers from the Washington Post to comfort you if you didn’t trade royalties for stock. MORE
You will no doubt hear a lot of handwringing and excuse making from various sectors about why you only think that streaming royalties are low–Spotify will tell you that they pay billions for their 30%+ margin (comparable to luxury goods retailers). MORE
Taylor Swift has pulled her catalog from Spotify and other streaming outlets, apparently over problems with receipts of royalties. More here from the Guardian, here from Time Magazine (in an article which discusses Spotify''s attempt to respond to her concerns MORE
I recently co-wrote with the noted international economist Professor Claudio Feijoo a paper for the World Intellectual Property Association on a new “streaming remuneration” royalty to be paid to all musicians and vocalists by streaming services. The formula is simple: Divide Spotify’s market capitalization by the number of royalty bearing streams in a month and you have a rough idea of how much value each stream confers on the monopoly streamer. MORE
Companies that stream music are exploring the problems of making money, and keeping customers, musicians, and critics, happy. More here from the Guardian MORE
The post Supreme Court to Stream First-Ever Webcast Tomorrow appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. The Supreme Court is notoriously camera shy, staunchly refusing to allow cameras in its courtroom when it is in session. Tomorrow, however, the court will break with that tradition. Sort of. The court is holding a special meeting tomorrow of the Supreme Court Bar to honor the memory of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. A special […]. MORE
Chris Castle on how the streaming royalty allocation guarantees a declining royalty for artists. The Trichordist Streaming Price Bible for 2018 . Arithmetic on the Internet: The Ethical Pool Solution to Streaming Royalty Allocation . MTP Podcasts Streaming Meltdown MTP Podcast streaming royaltiesSHOW NOTES. BBCtrending: The mystery tracks being ‘forced’ on Spotify users–another explanation . MORE
Streaming is all the rage. Because of the industry standard revenue share method of dividing up royalties, all artists essentially get a market share allocation of streaming service revenue based on the number of streams. What this means in simple math is that streaming royalties on a per-stream basis will always decline over time (see also Mathusianism ). It’s pretty safe to say that all new artists get hosed on streaming royalties. MORE
The network claims that the service violates its copyrights by streaming its LA station's signal without permission. read more MORE
As any artist or particularly nonfeatured artist (aka session player) will tell you, streaming cannibalizes higher margin physical sales. Streaming also throws off significant’ profits to the streaming distributor in both revenue and market valuation. (I David is one of the only journalists out there today who takes the time to understand the true implications of streaming. Remember record clubs? 20 CDs by hit artists for 1¢? MORE
Reply comments are due by June 21 on the FCC’s Notice of Inquiry looking at the feasibility of delivering Emergency Alert System alerts through the internet , including over streaming services. The Notice asks if streaming services do have the capability to deliver EAS alerts, which services should be required to do so. As the calendar flips to June, pandemic restrictions across the country continue to loosen, and we inch closer to summer. MORE
[Following is an interview with a reader who is an independent publisher about how they view the future for songwriters and independent publishers in the streaming upside down world to the right of the decimal place. Chris Castle/MTP : I want to ask you about challenges in the streaming reality for an independent publisher. YES, it seems as though GETTING at least a penny rate per stream, would be SOMETHING at least, better than all the units practically accounted AS free goods! MORE
Foreign streaming and non-permanent downloads are the subject of the guild's latest big legal move. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Music THR Online Sony Music The Walt Disney Company Universal Music Group Warner Music Group MORE
As Björn explains, songwriters have the same problems with streaming as do artists only more so. brokenrecord Songwriter News Songwriters songwriting Streaming Meltdown Björn Ulvaeus songwriter leaders Streaming madness MORE
Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco will offer live audio streaming of all oral arguments beginning today, it announced last week. ” Audio streaming begins today with oral arguments from the federal courthouse […] The post 9th Circuit Begins Live Audio Streaming Today appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. The 9th U.S. MORE
A federal judge concludes that Wolfgang's Vault lacked requisite license to stream hundreds of iconic songs. read more. THR, Esq. Business Music Tech Business THR Online MORE
A lawsuit put the spotlight on whether digital revenue was trickling down to recording artists like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood in an equitable manner. read more. THR, Esq. Business Music Business THR Online MORE
The streaming wars are upon us. Moreover, the FCC recently voted to treat streaming services as “effective competition” to traditional cable providers (or MVPDs), thereby triggering basic cable rate de-regulation in parts of Hawaii and Massachusetts. Notably, the DOJ cites streaming services and new technology as a few of the many reasons that the Decrees may no longer be necessary in what the DOJ official sees as today’s highly competitive, consumer-driven content market. MORE
One potential solution to the crisis with performer compensation from streaming is an expanded remuneration right paid directly to performers and featured artists by streaming platforms. Remember–the session musicians and vocalists you hear on streaming platforms get nothing and all but a handful of featured artists get next to nothing. Endless babble about how streaming saved music industry is unmoored from reality. MORE
Locast is a digital app that live streams over-the-air television stations without a cable or satellite TV subscription. But the day after the ruling, Locast notified its users that it was ceasing operations immediately. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The post Locast (local TV antenna-to-streaming service) suspends ops after devastating court ruling. MORE
Pandora and Spotify (among others) have made a big deal out of providing “data” and “analytics” about streaming uses to artists–and particularly managers–about how the artist is performing on their respective services. You know–the fan of the artist who most likely was driven to the service by the artist they are streaming. CNBC did a little fact checking on streaming data provided by iHeart Radio analyzing the recent Grammy nominees. MORE
Exclusives Spotify Spotify Meltdown artist rights Chris Castle Podcast Colaborator Streaming Exclusivevia @colaboratorpcn: Douglas Caballero interviews Chris Castle — Artist Rights Watch. MORE
Last week, the NY Times ran an interesting article, here , about how many old TV programs now available on streaming services are missing music that was featured on the original broadcast. While not mentioned in the article, for many radio broadcasters one of the series most missed on streaming services is the industry favorite WKRP in Cincinnati. MORE
"Star Wars is still Star Wars, even without Princess Leia’s bikini scene," states the opinion. read more. THR, Esq. Business Movies Tech Business THR Online MORE
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JANUARY 8, 2021
We’re starting to see a narrative emerging from the digital music services in reaction to artists chafing under the misery of streaming royalties. It goes something like this: Streaming services pay 69¢ of each dollar for royalties.
Music Technology Policy
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
Jay wanted to compare the market-centric model to the user-centric model as well as the proposal for streaming remuneration paid by the services to fairly compensate the workers for the vast wealth that has been transferred to companies like Spotify (and specifically to Daniel Ek).
Music Technology Policy
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Thanks to the #BrokenRecord campaign and especially Tom Gray of Gomez, the UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee is conducing an inquiry into the economics of streaming. If you're interested in artist rights and the streaming corrosion, this will be must-see TV. Watch on Parliament TV: Economics of music streaming or on @CommonsDCMS.
Music Technology Policy
JUNE 19, 2021
One potential solution to the crisis with performer compensation from streaming is an expanded remuneration right paid directly to performers and featured artists by streaming platforms. Remember–the session musicians and vocalists you hear on streaming platforms get nothing and all but a handful of featured artists get next to nothing. Endless babble about how streaming saved music industry is unmoored from reality.
Music Technology Policy
AUGUST 13, 2021
I recently co-wrote with the noted international economist Professor Claudio Feijoo a paper for the World Intellectual Property Association on a new “streaming remuneration” royalty to be paid to all musicians and vocalists by streaming services. The formula is simple: Divide Spotify’s market capitalization by the number of royalty bearing streams in a month and you have a rough idea of how much value each stream confers on the monopoly streamer.
Music Technology Policy
JANUARY 30, 2019
Chris Castle on how the streaming royalty allocation guarantees a declining royalty for artists. The Trichordist Streaming Price Bible for 2018 . Arithmetic on the Internet: The Ethical Pool Solution to Streaming Royalty Allocation . MTP Podcasts Streaming Meltdown MTP Podcast streaming royaltiesSHOW NOTES. BBCtrending: The mystery tracks being ‘forced’ on Spotify users–another explanation .
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Locast is a digital app that live streams over-the-air television stations without a cable or satellite TV subscription. But the day after the ruling, Locast notified its users that it was ceasing operations immediately. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The post Locast (local TV antenna-to-streaming service) suspends ops after devastating court ruling.
Music Technology Policy
MAY 16, 2019
Streaming is all the rage. Because of the industry standard revenue share method of dividing up royalties, all artists essentially get a market share allocation of streaming service revenue based on the number of streams. What this means in simple math is that streaming royalties on a per-stream basis will always decline over time (see also Mathusianism ). It’s pretty safe to say that all new artists get hosed on streaming royalties.
Music Technology Policy
AUGUST 6, 2021
As any artist or particularly nonfeatured artist (aka session player) will tell you, streaming cannibalizes higher margin physical sales. Streaming also throws off significant’ profits to the streaming distributor in both revenue and market valuation. (I David is one of the only journalists out there today who takes the time to understand the true implications of streaming. Remember record clubs? 20 CDs by hit artists for 1¢?
Music Technology Policy
AUGUST 5, 2018
News from the Goolag Streaming Meltdown David CrosbyDavid Crosby was in this band called The Byrds which covered “Mr. Tambourine Man” aka Bob Dylan’s first #1 hit as a songwriter. Then he was in another band called Crosby Stills Nash & Young. He’s done a lot of other things, too, but I mention those two bands because each of those bands were inducted into the Rock Hall.
Music Technology Policy
NOVEMBER 30, 2018
I wrote up my take on “user-centric royalties” a few weeks ago in a post titled “ Arithmetic on The Internet: The Ethical Pool Solution to Streaming Royalty Allocation. ” The post has been widely read in the artist community and stimulated conversation about the current model of royalty allocation by streaming services that artists like Sharky Laguana have led the debate on. Everybody knows that the boat is leaking.
Broadcast Law Blog
MAY 26, 2021
Reply comments are due by June 21 on the FCC’s Notice of Inquiry looking at the feasibility of delivering Emergency Alert System alerts through the internet , including over streaming services. The Notice asks if streaming services do have the capability to deliver EAS alerts, which services should be required to do so. As the calendar flips to June, pandemic restrictions across the country continue to loosen, and we inch closer to summer.
Music Technology Policy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
[Following is an interview with a reader who is an independent publisher about how they view the future for songwriters and independent publishers in the streaming upside down world to the right of the decimal place. Chris Castle/MTP : I want to ask you about challenges in the streaming reality for an independent publisher. YES, it seems as though GETTING at least a penny rate per stream, would be SOMETHING at least, better than all the units practically accounted AS free goods!
Music Technology Policy
MARCH 10, 2018
Sara Hickman on how the economics of streaming is hollowing out the “middle class musician” and devouring the music business from the ground up. via Guest Post by @sarahickman: Streaming Royalties Are Ending Opportunities for Working Musicians — Artist Rights Watch. irespectmusic campaign Austin Music Songwriter News Streaming Meltdown Sara Hickman streaming royalties
Music Technology Policy
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Those 2,252,293 streams netted me $12,231, which is 39.2% And then there’s this: Ethical Pool Streaming Meltdown streaming royalties zoe keatingIn 2018 my music was listened to on Spotify for 190k hours by 241,631 people. of my annual rent. If you love the music please consider going to a show or supporting my work directly at [link]. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/2V6gaAE80O. — Zoe Keating (@zoecello) December 14, 2018.
Music Technology Policy
MAY 16, 2021
As Björn explains, songwriters have the same problems with streaming as do artists only more so. brokenrecord Songwriter News Songwriters songwriting Streaming Meltdown Björn Ulvaeus songwriter leaders Streaming madness
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
APRIL 10, 2018
A federal judge concludes that Wolfgang's Vault lacked requisite license to stream hundreds of iconic songs. read more. THR, Esq. Business Music Tech Business THR Online
Music Technology Policy
DECEMBER 14, 2015
Pandora and Spotify (among others) have made a big deal out of providing “data” and “analytics” about streaming uses to artists–and particularly managers–about how the artist is performing on their respective services. You know–the fan of the artist who most likely was driven to the service by the artist they are streaming. CNBC did a little fact checking on streaming data provided by iHeart Radio analyzing the recent Grammy nominees.
Music Technology Policy
APRIL 5, 2017
Exclusives Spotify Spotify Meltdown artist rights Chris Castle Podcast Colaborator Streaming Exclusivevia @colaboratorpcn: Douglas Caballero interviews Chris Castle — Artist Rights Watch.
Music Technology Policy
APRIL 3, 2018
The chart is based on The Trichordist’s “Streaming Price Bible” As we watch Daniel Ek gorge himself on stock market riches, who is either a royalty deadbeat or the savior of the music business depending on who you believe, here’s some numbers from the Washington Post to comfort you if you didn’t trade royalties for stock.
Music Technology Policy
AUGUST 24, 2021
Spotify announced a second billion dollar stock buy back last week which means they have $1 billion in free cash that they will spend, not for paying artists, not for paying songwriters, but to juice their stock price and make Spotify insiders and senior employees richer still.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
AUGUST 28, 2017
Grainy video, errors and buffering streams weren't what fans paid $99 to see, according to the lawsuit. read more. THR, Esq. Tech Tech THR Online
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
AUGUST 10, 2015
Foreign streaming and non-permanent downloads are the subject of the guild's latest big legal move. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Movies Music THR Online Sony Music The Walt Disney Company Universal Music Group Warner Music Group
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OCTOBER 20, 2021
Ties that bind: Joe Manchin’s steady stream of support from oil, gas and coal Oliver Milman Manchin, a centrist Democrat, has objected to key provisions of a multi-trillion dollar reconciliation bill that would slash planet-heating emissions.
Media Law
JANUARY 6, 2014
Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco will offer live audio streaming of all oral arguments beginning today, it announced last week. ” Audio streaming begins today with oral arguments from the federal courthouse […] The post 9th Circuit Begins Live Audio Streaming Today appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. The 9th U.S.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2015
Pandora and other webcasters will have to pay more for free streams, while webcasters with a paid offering (including Pandora) will get some relief. read more. THR, Esq. THR, Esq. The Business Business Billboard
Music Technology Policy
APRIL 15, 2021
You will no doubt hear a lot of handwringing and excuse making from various sectors about why you only think that streaming royalties are low–Spotify will tell you that they pay billions for their 30%+ margin (comparable to luxury goods retailers).
Broadcast Law Blog
APRIL 28, 2021
Last week, the NY Times ran an interesting article, here , about how many old TV programs now available on streaming services are missing music that was featured on the original broadcast. While not mentioned in the article, for many radio broadcasters one of the series most missed on streaming services is the industry favorite WKRP in Cincinnati.
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JANUARY 24, 2018
The Latin superstar alleges he's getting a small fraction of the 50 percent royalty rate he believes is dictated by contract. Expect more lawsuits on this front. read more. THR, Esq. Business Music Business THR Online
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JANUARY 4, 2018
A lawsuit put the spotlight on whether digital revenue was trickling down to recording artists like Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood in an equitable manner. read more. THR, Esq. Business Music Business THR Online
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AUGUST 24, 2017
"Star Wars is still Star Wars, even without Princess Leia’s bikini scene," states the opinion. read more. THR, Esq. Business Movies Tech Business THR Online
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MAY 23, 2021
0018 per performance (per song per listener – see our article here) for nonsubscription streams to rates of $.0028 First, it provides ad-supported streams meant to introduce listeners to Google’s music services in the hope that these listeners will eventually upgrade to a subscription interactive service. 0011 for ad-supported streams and $.0016 Once they exceed that level on any stream, they pay at commercial per-performance rate.
Media Law
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
The post Supreme Court to Stream First-Ever Webcast Tomorrow appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. The Supreme Court is notoriously camera shy, staunchly refusing to allow cameras in its courtroom when it is in session. Tomorrow, however, the court will break with that tradition. Sort of. The court is holding a special meeting tomorrow of the Supreme Court Bar to honor the memory of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. A special […].
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AUGUST 2, 2013
Companies that stream music are exploring the problems of making money, and keeping customers, musicians, and critics, happy. More here from the Guardian
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Eriq Gardner Fight over mobile and tablet TV streaming heats up. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Tech Television Business
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AUGUST 11, 2012
The network claims that the service violates its copyrights by streaming its LA station's signal without permission. read more
Music Technology Policy
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
In case you haven’t noticed, Billboard and The Official Charts have begun including streaming in measuring chart ranking. Now think about that for a minute–in a world where artists like Taylor Swift are windowing with great success how can you ever think that it’s a good idea to use streaming as a way of measuring success? In the USA it’s already started to happen, with the Billboard consumption chart, that combines album sales, streams, and track sales.
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MARCH 19, 2015
Thomas of Fasken Martineau discusses provider liability in the case of Canadian users who "jump the geofence" in order to watch streamed US content. Ariel A. Read more here
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MAY 19, 2015
19 Recordings is challenging a judge's recent decision to dismiss a claim that Sony breaches it duties by treating streamed music a certain way. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Music Business THR Online
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APRIL 7, 2020
As part of its response to the coronavirus crisis, the document automation company Litera has launched Litera TV , a daily live stream of interviews, educational programs, and tips around legal tech and legal practice.
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FEBRUARY 3, 2017
“Spinrilla specializes in ripping off music creators by offering thousands of unlicensed sound recordings for free," says the RIAA. read more. THR, Esq. Music Music THR Online
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NOVEMBER 4, 2014
Taylor Swift has pulled her catalog from Spotify and other streaming outlets, apparently over problems with receipts of royalties. More here from the Guardian, here from Time Magazine (in an article which discusses Spotify''s attempt to respond to her concerns
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NOVEMBER 25, 2019
The streaming wars are upon us. Moreover, the FCC recently voted to treat streaming services as “effective competition” to traditional cable providers (or MVPDs), thereby triggering basic cable rate de-regulation in parts of Hawaii and Massachusetts. Notably, the DOJ cites streaming services and new technology as a few of the many reasons that the Decrees may no longer be necessary in what the DOJ official sees as today’s highly competitive, consumer-driven content market.
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