Universal Music Publishing Group’s purchase of the copyrights to 600 of Bob Dylan’s songs for over $300 million demonstrates the […]

Jonathan Band · December 11, 2020

This week, in a closely watched appeal of a critical music copyright case, music industry representatives filed a brief that […]

Ali Sternburg · November 8, 2018

Amid uncertainty about the prospects of the proposed Music Modernization Act (MMA), reports of possible expansions to the business model […]

Ali Sternburg · September 7, 2018

Two Dutch organizations, the University of Amsterdam’s Institute for Information Law and the research firm Ecorys, just released a Global […]

Jonathan Band · August 2, 2018

Despite criticism and backlash from over 20 million consumers, public interest groups, online platforms, and the majority of state governments, […]

Kiara Ortiz · June 25, 2018

Once again, tales of the demise of the music industry appear to have been exaggerated. Revenue figures for recorded music […]

Maud Sacquet · March 28, 2018

In a non-precedential summary order on December 19, the Second Circuit affirmed a decision interpreting the BMI consent decree, which […]

Matthew Lane · January 8, 2018

Today, consumers have access to a greater selection of music than ever before. They can listen to music anywhere, anytime, […]

Maud Sacquet · October 18, 2017

Emerging artists continue to use the Internet and music streaming services to launch and sustain their careers. According to a recent […]

Ali Sternburg · June 21, 2017

This post assumes you’ve read the previous two, if you haven’t you can find them here and here. It is […]

Matthew Lane · April 19, 2017