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Spotify was saving us all from piracy by giving the music for free in its ad supported tier. Apple Music has three to four times the number of such trial users as Spotify, according to this person, in part because it doesn’t offer a free tier. Remember this one? MORE
Rumor has it (to coin a phrase) that some labels (guess who) also get a third tier in the greater of formula which is a per-play minimum. Excellent graph from Information is Beautiful: [link]. MORE
The vast majority of Spotify users are in the “free tier”. Apple Music does not have a free tier and yet was the only major streaming service that did not challenge the new royalty ( 44% more , which means 0.004 instead of 0.003, which is still b t.) . MORE
Firm Manager, the cloud-based practice management platform from LexisNexis, today introduced a new two-tiered subscription model and new features to go along with the new pricing. The post LexisNexis Firm Manager Introduces New Pricing Tiers and New Features appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. MORE
Dell said: “Dell Technologies is committed to the responsible sourcing of minerals, which includes upholding the human rights of workers at any tier of our supply chain and treating them with dignity and respect. “We MORE
If you decide to sign up, LawZam has three tiers of membership: Basic, for $49 a month, which includes up to five paid consultations per month. Enterprise, for $125 a month, with unlimited consultations and receipt of leads before lower-tier members. MORE
Then came Apple Music, emphasizing an artist-oriented music ecosystem that omits the free tier that has failed so miserably with Spotify. MTP readers will recall that I said of Spotify’s Taylor Swift debacle that it was unfathomable how Spotify CEO Daniel Ek could allow there to be a Taylor Swift reality that did not involve Spotify. MORE
As seen recently, however, presenting tiered broadcasting options such as these to viewers has the potential to create conflict with regular programming. Comcast offers the NFL Network on a separate sports programming tier instead of on its basic cable package. MORE
Although Ruby offers integrations with Clio, Lexicata and Rocket Matter, those integrations are not available to Ruby Solo customers; the next tier or higher is required. MORE
Here’s what Spotify says about itself : Free tiers: Spotify has two tiers which are free to use: one for desktop and tablet computers and one for mobile. Users on our mobile (smartphone) free tier can only play music in “Shuffle mode”. This tier costs $9.99 MORE
That letter’s consequences are now being seen at the University of North Carolina, which has enacted a two-tiered disciplinary system. [.]. DeVoy Last year, the Education Department’s Office of Civl rights issued a now-infamous “Dear Colleague” letter to universities across the country, reminding them of their Title IX obligations to students in disciplinary proceedings. MORE
The conflict between the two parties began when Comcast placed the NFL Network on a sports programming tier, which required an extra fee and had limited viewership. It is unknown whether the Digital Classic tier will satisfy the NFL long-term. MORE
The Altice-owned cable operator is found to have moved GSN from a basic tier to a premium sports tier based on non-affiliation. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online MORE
You don’t need a free tier to get people to pay. The number one thing we learned from Apple Music’s first 12 months? via @stuartdredge: Seven things we’ve learned from the first year of Apple Music — Artist Rights Watch MORE
Those health benefits, which are available to middle-class members as well as wealthy stars, would be the envy of most of the country if people elsewhere knew of them: the DGA’s top-tier plan reportedly features 10% in-network co-pays and a deductible of $325 per person in a world where 30% copays and $1,000 deductibles are more common. MORE
These are best summarized by Professor Ben Edelman of the Harvard Business School in his “ bill of rights for advertisers ” which offers a robust multi-tiered approach easily adopted in regulation and against which one can imagine little principled objection. MORE
Cablevision is defending a decision to relegate GSN from a wide tier of "female-oriented" channels to a premium tier of "male-oriented" ones. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online MORE
While individuals pay taxes on a tiered, or progressive basis, with tax rates increasing to higher percentages for higher earners, corporations are taxed at a flat rate which is often lower than the rate for an individual earning the same gross income. MORE
Among the projects she has helped spearhead are a new tier of civil legal professional in Arizona, a free tool for helping tenants and landlords communicate, a toolkit for advocates of human trafficking survivors, and an ambitious tenant-education program to reduce evictions. MORE
The updated rules would cover additional notices, such as information about privacy, channel deletions, service change notices, notice of service changes, and information about the basic service tier, among other things. In an effort to modernize communications, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) decided to allow cable operators to deliver general subscriber notices required under so-called Subpart T rules (47 CFR §§ 76.1601 et seq.) to verified customer email addresses. MORE
The task force also called for development of a tier of nonlawyer legal service providers, or “limited license legal practitioners,” who would be qualified by education, training and examination to provide limited legal services, including representation in court and administrative proceedings. MORE
But for most middle tier bands this is not a reality. The Trichordist. (I I posted this on my facebook page 6 months ago. It continues to get shared so I’m updating and posting it here.). It amuses me to no end when people suggest that artists can make up for recorded music revenues with live music revenues. These are people who obviously know little about the live music business. I’m sure the top 1% of touring artists can. MORE
For example, in his Future of Music speech he tells us: Imposing order on chaos is particularly important at the bottom of the pyramid, [which] [sic] I’ve labeled that the free tier. The free tier of Spotify lives here, as does YouTube, sites like Last.fm, Pandora, broadcast radio, NPR’s music website and numerous other music discovery blogs. “ Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” ” The Bhagavad-Gita. MORE
With this unveiling, Casetext, which has been free to use ever since its 2013 launch, is also preparing to roll out its first paid subscription tiers for premium services, while keeping basic […]. The legal research service Casetext is unveiling a new service today that automatically finds cases that are relevant to legal memoranda and briefs. MORE
The message paints a bleak picture for an industry following two major labor disturbances in the past two years, and suggests that work for actors is less plentiful than ever before, with film actors taking the few television starring jobs available, and top-tier TV actors taking co-star, guest star and less prestigious roles. Talent agent James J. MORE
Pricing: A tiered SaaS model. All four plans come with unlimited qualified leads (flat-rate pricing) but tiered based on features like multiple languages, instant call, number of websites, number of Intakers, etc. We need your vote! MORE
These pledges are usually organized into different tiers, with each higher tier of funding getting a better reward in exchange. For example, some high tier rewards include being in the cast of a movie or lunch with the project creators. The differences between contribution crowdfunding and equity funding. Sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have been enormously successful in popularizing the new trend in fundraising, crowdfunding. MORE
Spotify has both free and paid tiers, and Ms. Swift’s catalog, because they agreed to keep her music out of free tiers, or offer only paid versions. Is he mad? Anyway, there’s something on his mind, as sure as there must be something on a deck when it cracks. Moby Dick , by Herman Melville. MORE
One difference between the two products is pricing, with Alt Legal charging by tiers and MarkTend charging by the case. MORE
in the highest-possible tier, the report said the country needs to increase equitable access and resources to victim services. Bahrain attained Tier 1 status in the report, becoming the only other country besides Israel in the Near East to do so. MORE
The Tennis Channel has complained to the FCC about treatment it says it is getting from Comcast. It alleges that Comcast is offering it on a different basis to its customers from other sports networks such as the Golf Channel MORE
The sports network believes that Verizon can't put its channels on separately priced tiers in the new personalized FiOS service. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online MORE
Lake of Tiers Inc.), In this episode of Entertainment Law Update, Entertainment lawyers Gordon Firemark Tamera Bennett and Peter Kaufman review the ten most significant cases and controversies in the entertainment industry for 2013, and forecast what we’ll be seeing in 2014. MORE
To get both state and federal, you will need the next pricing tier, which is $125 a month for three years, or $148.84 Westlaw’s pricing page shows that its lowest-tier plan for solos, called Essentials, is $96 a month and requires a one-year contract. MORE
It requires either a Boutique or Elite subscription to Clio and thus is not available to those on Clio’s lowest-tier Starter plan. The practice management platform Clio yesterday rolled out a feature called Clio Launcher that opens documents for editing on your desktop computer with one click and then saves them back to the appropriate folder in Clio. MORE
This two-tiered system of justice—one for civilians, the other for law enforcement—must end Why Ferguson Burns | The Nation "To begin with, let''s talk about the near impunity with which law-enforcement agents in this country shoot, choke and beat unarmed civilians. MORE
Publisher: That information gap IS holding us down, we have no way to know HOW it’s calculated as it is and those calculations ABSOLUTELY are not making any sense, there is no explanation, continuity or pattern to deciphering the differences for each part of the service’s tiers – and the amount of units reported to support the varied rates, it follows no logic at all. MORE
Thomas kind of botched the acronym, saying “third tier trash,&# instead of the more commonly accepted third tier [.]. DeVoy In his remarks at the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law earlier this week, Clarence Thomas used a term those who read legal blogs and message boards know well: TTT. Beginning at the 40:00 mark.) MORE
That letter’s consequences are now being seen at the University of North Carolina, which has enacted a two-tiered disciplinary system. [.]. DeVoy Last year, the Education Department’s Office of Civl rights issued a now-infamous “Dear Colleague” letter to universities across the country, reminding them of their Title IX obligations to students in disciplinary proceedings. MORE
Google scored in the second-lowest tier of companies. I’ll be a big noise with all the big boys, so much stuff I will own. And I will pray to a big god, as I kneel in the big church. Big time, I’m on my way I’m making it… Big Time , by Peter Gabriel. MORE
With the change, Clio is moving to a three-tiered pricing structure, offering different packages of features at different […]. The post Practice-Management Platform Clio Converts to Three-Tiered Pricing appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites. MORE
Because in addition to its evil exclusives, TIDAL also rejected Spotify’s beloved free tier in favor of a subscriber-only model. I know it’s shocking that anyone in the music business would try to juice the charts. But sometimes there actually is a more innocent explanation for apparent conspiracy. MORE
The contradictory and changing explanations from White House officials, especially Kelly, have raised questions about furthered shake-ups in the top tiers of the government. "FBI director Chris Wray contradicted the White House on Tuesday about when the bureau had completed a background investigation of former Donald Trump aide Rob Porter, who resigned last week following allegations of domestic violence. MORE
Yes, it's that time of year when studios release second-tier pictures, ones for which nobody has high expectations. Some are mediocre ( Pink Panther 2 ), others are terrific but not overtly commercial, like Henry Selick's stop-motion ( Coraline ). MORE
Tiers Related Topics Media Law
JULY 11, 2016
Firm Manager, the cloud-based practice management platform from LexisNexis, today introduced a new two-tiered subscription model and new features to go along with the new pricing. The post LexisNexis Firm Manager Introduces New Pricing Tiers and New Features appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites.
Media Law
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
With the change, Clio is moving to a three-tiered pricing structure, offering different packages of features at different […]. The post Practice-Management Platform Clio Converts to Three-Tiered Pricing appeared first on Robert Ambrogi's LawSites.
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Media Law Prof Blog
JANUARY 7, 2010
The Tennis Channel has complained to the FCC about treatment it says it is getting from Comcast. It alleges that Comcast is offering it on a different basis to its customers from other sports networks such as the Golf Channel
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
MAY 14, 2015
Cablevision is defending a decision to relegate GSN from a wide tier of "female-oriented" channels to a premium tier of "male-oriented" ones. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
NOVEMBER 28, 2016
The Altice-owned cable operator is found to have moved GSN from a basic tier to a premium sports tier based on non-affiliation. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
APRIL 27, 2015
The sports network believes that Verizon can't put its channels on separately priced tiers in the new personalized FiOS service. read more. THR, Esq. The Business Television Business THR Online
Music Technology Policy
JULY 2, 2016
You don’t need a free tier to get people to pay. The number one thing we learned from Apple Music’s first 12 months? via @stuartdredge: Seven things we’ve learned from the first year of Apple Music — Artist Rights Watch
Music Technology Policy
OCTOBER 19, 2014
Here’s what Spotify says about itself : Free tiers: Spotify has two tiers which are free to use: one for desktop and tablet computers and one for mobile. Users on our mobile (smartphone) free tier can only play music in “Shuffle mode”. This tier costs $9.99
Media Law
JANUARY 21, 2020
Among the projects she has helped spearhead are a new tier of civil legal professional in Arizona, a free tool for helping tenants and landlords communicate, a toolkit for advocates of human trafficking survivors, and an ambitious tenant-education program to reduce evictions.
The Legal Satyricon
APRIL 25, 2012
That letter’s consequences are now being seen at the University of North Carolina, which has enacted a two-tiered disciplinary system. [.]. DeVoy Last year, the Education Department’s Office of Civl rights issued a now-infamous “Dear Colleague” letter to universities across the country, reminding them of their Title IX obligations to students in disciplinary proceedings.
Gordon P. Firemark
JANUARY 12, 2015
While individuals pay taxes on a tiered, or progressive basis, with tax rates increasing to higher percentages for higher earners, corporations are taxed at a flat rate which is often lower than the rate for an individual earning the same gross income.
The Legal Satyricon
FEBRUARY 5, 2010
Thomas kind of botched the acronym, saying “third tier trash,&# instead of the more commonly accepted third tier [.]. DeVoy In his remarks at the University of Florida’s Levin College of Law earlier this week, Clarence Thomas used a term those who read legal blogs and message boards know well: TTT. Beginning at the 40:00 mark.)
Media Law
MAY 23, 2019
To get both state and federal, you will need the next pricing tier, which is $125 a month for three years, or $148.84 Westlaw’s pricing page shows that its lowest-tier plan for solos, called Essentials, is $96 a month and requires a one-year contract.
Music Technology Policy
JULY 15, 2019
The vast majority of Spotify users are in the “free tier”. Apple Music does not have a free tier and yet was the only major streaming service that did not challenge the new royalty ( 44% more , which means 0.004 instead of 0.003, which is still b t.) .
Media Law
JULY 18, 2016
With this unveiling, Casetext, which has been free to use ever since its 2013 launch, is also preparing to roll out its first paid subscription tiers for premium services, while keeping basic […]. The legal research service Casetext is unveiling a new service today that automatically finds cases that are relevant to legal memoranda and briefs.
JetLawBlog
MAY 21, 2009
The conflict between the two parties began when Comcast placed the NFL Network on a sports programming tier, which required an extra fee and had limited viewership. It is unknown whether the Digital Classic tier will satisfy the NFL long-term.
The Legal Satyricon
APRIL 25, 2012
That letter’s consequences are now being seen at the University of North Carolina, which has enacted a two-tiered disciplinary system. [.]. DeVoy Last year, the Education Department’s Office of Civl rights issued a now-infamous “Dear Colleague” letter to universities across the country, reminding them of their Title IX obligations to students in disciplinary proceedings.
Media Law
OCTOBER 1, 2019
One difference between the two products is pricing, with Alt Legal charging by tiers and MarkTend charging by the case.
Music Technology Policy
FEBRUARY 4, 2018
Spotify was saving us all from piracy by giving the music for free in its ad supported tier. Apple Music has three to four times the number of such trial users as Spotify, according to this person, in part because it doesn’t offer a free tier. Remember this one?
Media Law
OCTOBER 15, 2019
The task force also called for development of a tier of nonlawyer legal service providers, or “limited license legal practitioners,” who would be qualified by education, training and examination to provide limited legal services, including representation in court and administrative proceedings.
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
JUNE 30, 2018
in the highest-possible tier, the report said the country needs to increase equitable access and resources to victim services. Bahrain attained Tier 1 status in the report, becoming the only other country besides Israel in the Near East to do so.
Music Technology Policy
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
But for most middle tier bands this is not a reality. The Trichordist. (I I posted this on my facebook page 6 months ago. It continues to get shared so I’m updating and posting it here.). It amuses me to no end when people suggest that artists can make up for recorded music revenues with live music revenues. These are people who obviously know little about the live music business. I’m sure the top 1% of touring artists can.
Gordon P. Firemark
JUNE 30, 2009
The message paints a bleak picture for an industry following two major labor disturbances in the past two years, and suggests that work for actors is less plentiful than ever before, with film actors taking the few television starring jobs available, and top-tier TV actors taking co-star, guest star and less prestigious roles. Talent agent James J.
Media Law
MARCH 6, 2019
If you decide to sign up, LawZam has three tiers of membership: Basic, for $49 a month, which includes up to five paid consultations per month. Enterprise, for $125 a month, with unlimited consultations and receipt of leads before lower-tier members.
Digital Media Law
JANUARY 12, 2010
Those health benefits, which are available to middle-class members as well as wealthy stars, would be the envy of most of the country if people elsewhere knew of them: the DGA’s top-tier plan reportedly features 10% in-network co-pays and a deductible of $325 per person in a world where 30% copays and $1,000 deductibles are more common.
Media Law
JULY 31, 2018
It requires either a Boutique or Elite subscription to Clio and thus is not available to those on Clio’s lowest-tier Starter plan. The practice management platform Clio yesterday rolled out a feature called Clio Launcher that opens documents for editing on your desktop computer with one click and then saves them back to the appropriate folder in Clio.
Thompson On Hollywood
FEBRUARY 8, 2009
Yes, it's that time of year when studios release second-tier pictures, ones for which nobody has high expectations. Some are mediocre ( Pink Panther 2 ), others are terrific but not overtly commercial, like Henry Selick's stop-motion ( Coraline ).
Music Technology Policy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
Publisher: That information gap IS holding us down, we have no way to know HOW it’s calculated as it is and those calculations ABSOLUTELY are not making any sense, there is no explanation, continuity or pattern to deciphering the differences for each part of the service’s tiers – and the amount of units reported to support the varied rates, it follows no logic at all.
Media Law
AUGUST 13, 2018
Although Ruby offers integrations with Clio, Lexicata and Rocket Matter, those integrations are not available to Ruby Solo customers; the next tier or higher is required.
Music Technology Policy
JUNE 22, 2015
Then came Apple Music, emphasizing an artist-oriented music ecosystem that omits the free tier that has failed so miserably with Spotify. MTP readers will recall that I said of Spotify’s Taylor Swift debacle that it was unfathomable how Spotify CEO Daniel Ek could allow there to be a Taylor Swift reality that did not involve Spotify.
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
DECEMBER 6, 2014
This two-tiered system of justice—one for civilians, the other for law enforcement—must end Why Ferguson Burns | The Nation "To begin with, let''s talk about the near impunity with which law-enforcement agents in this country shoot, choke and beat unarmed civilians.
Gordon P. Firemark
DECEMBER 12, 2013
Lake of Tiers Inc.), In this episode of Entertainment Law Update, Entertainment lawyers Gordon Firemark Tamera Bennett and Peter Kaufman review the ten most significant cases and controversies in the entertainment industry for 2013, and forecast what we’ll be seeing in 2014.
New Media and Technology Law
DECEMBER 6, 2018
The updated rules would cover additional notices, such as information about privacy, channel deletions, service change notices, notice of service changes, and information about the basic service tier, among other things. In an effort to modernize communications, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) decided to allow cable operators to deliver general subscriber notices required under so-called Subpart T rules (47 CFR §§ 76.1601 et seq.) to verified customer email addresses.
Media Law
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
Pricing: A tiered SaaS model. All four plans come with unlimited qualified leads (flat-rate pricing) but tiered based on features like multiple languages, instant call, number of websites, number of Intakers, etc. We need your vote!
Music Technology Policy
NOVEMBER 1, 2013
For example, in his Future of Music speech he tells us: Imposing order on chaos is particularly important at the bottom of the pyramid, [which] [sic] I’ve labeled that the free tier. The free tier of Spotify lives here, as does YouTube, sites like Last.fm, Pandora, broadcast radio, NPR’s music website and numerous other music discovery blogs. “ Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” ” The Bhagavad-Gita.
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
The contradictory and changing explanations from White House officials, especially Kelly, have raised questions about furthered shake-ups in the top tiers of the government. "FBI director Chris Wray contradicted the White House on Tuesday about when the bureau had completed a background investigation of former Donald Trump aide Rob Porter, who resigned last week following allegations of domestic violence.
JetLawBlog
APRIL 28, 2009
As seen recently, however, presenting tiered broadcasting options such as these to viewers has the potential to create conflict with regular programming. Comcast offers the NFL Network on a separate sports programming tier instead of on its basic cable package.
Music Technology Policy
MARCH 26, 2015
These are best summarized by Professor Ben Edelman of the Harvard Business School in his “ bill of rights for advertisers ” which offers a robust multi-tiered approach easily adopted in regulation and against which one can imagine little principled objection.
Music Technology Policy
MAY 14, 2018
Because in addition to its evil exclusives, TIDAL also rejected Spotify’s beloved free tier in favor of a subscriber-only model. I know it’s shocking that anyone in the music business would try to juice the charts. But sometimes there actually is a more innocent explanation for apparent conspiracy.
Music Technology Policy
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
Spotify has both free and paid tiers, and Ms. Swift’s catalog, because they agreed to keep her music out of free tiers, or offer only paid versions. Is he mad? Anyway, there’s something on his mind, as sure as there must be something on a deck when it cracks. Moby Dick , by Herman Melville.
Music Technology Policy
JULY 1, 2012
Rumor has it (to coin a phrase) that some labels (guess who) also get a third tier in the greater of formula which is a per-play minimum. Excellent graph from Information is Beautiful: [link].
Communications And Entertainment Law Blog
DECEMBER 18, 2019
Dell said: “Dell Technologies is committed to the responsible sourcing of minerals, which includes upholding the human rights of workers at any tier of our supply chain and treating them with dignity and respect. “We
Music Technology Policy
JUNE 3, 2015
Google scored in the second-lowest tier of companies. I’ll be a big noise with all the big boys, so much stuff I will own. And I will pray to a big god, as I kneel in the big church. Big time, I’m on my way I’m making it… Big Time , by Peter Gabriel.
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