Association Of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) Presents Discussion On Music Supervision For First Nashville Panel
The National chapter of the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP), with generous support from ASCAP, BMI and SESAC, will present its first ever panel discussion in Nashville, Music Supervision: Tips On Placing Songs in Film and TV, on Tuesday June 14, 2011 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at The ...
| Creative Sector Worldwide Welcomes G8 Leaders' Commitments On Intellectual Property
30 May, 2011
Representatives of the creative sector worldwide have welcomed commitments on intellectual property protection made by the G8 Summit today in Deauville, France. The heads of 16 organisations responded to the conclusion of the G8 Summit with the following joint statement: "As representatives ...
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Capitol Hill Leaders Spotlight Advertisements On Rogue Sites
27 May, 2011
The Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus (IAPC) today turned its focus to major companies whose advertising appears on rogue sites dedicated to the theft of creative works, highlighting the concern that the placement of ads on these sites connotes a veneer of legitimacy and subsidizes ...
| Sean 'Diddy' Combs Launches Mymag - Diddy Dirty Money - A Personal Insight Into His Life And New Band
26 May, 2011
Music Mogul, Sean "Diddy" Combs, one of the world's most successful music moguls and all-around entrepreneur, offers his fans a revealing glimpse into his life and inspirations with the release of his MYMAG, Diddy Dirty Money - available now via MYMAG.com (https://www.mymag.com) Diddy now adds magazine ...
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SRS Labs Launches Campaign To Raise Money In Support Of Musiccares Foundation
26 May, 2011
SRS Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRSL), officially recognized as one of America's Greatest Brands and the industry leader in surround sound, audio and voice technologies, today announced that they have launched a campaign on their Facebook page to raise money for MusiCares, a non-profit organization of The Recording ...
| Grateful Dead Partners With That's My Ticket
25 May, 2011
Grateful Dead Productions and Rhino Entertainment have partnered with That's My Ticket to create various ticket display and ticket-related products. In 1983, after growing tired of watching promoters and scalpers profit from their tickets at the cost of the fans, the Grateful Dead launched their very ...
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Scmc Music Conference Comes To The Nation Capital - Washington DC
25 May, 2011
The music industry of today is a very different world, influenced by the changing of times, and characteristics and movements in our culture. The obvious revolution of mp3 downloads and free music online is just one of the catalysts behind changes in the industry. This conference is designed to bring ...
| Ditto Music, The UK's Largest Digital Music Distribution Company, Launch US Office In Music Row Nashville
20 May, 2011
After careful review, Ditto Music, the UK's largest digital music distribution and label services company announced the launch of their US office on the prestigious Music Row area of Nashville. Ditto's unique business model has already helped 11 unsigned artists break into the UK Top 40 singles chart, ...
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Emusic Signs Deal With EMI Music, Brings More Music To Members
20 May, 2011
Starting today, US members of the digital music service eMusic will now have access to more of their favorite artists and albums through a deal signed between eMusic and EMI Music, one of the world's leading music companies. eMusic US members who login to their account today will find more music from ...
| The Grammy Foundation Announces 2011 Grammy Signature Schools
19 May, 2011
The GRAMMY Foundation (www.grammyfoundation.com) today announced that 36 schools nationwide have been selected as GRAMMY Signature Schools (www.grammyintheschools.com) for 2011. Created in 1998, the GRAMMY Signature Schools program recognizes top U.S. public high schools that are making an outstanding ...
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SGA Lauds Senators' Move To Protect IP And Songwriters
19 May, 2011
Leaders of the Songwriters Guild of America (SGA) today announced their support of, and gratitude for, the hard work of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, Senator Orin Hatch and Senator Chuck Grassley in their recent introduction of the PROTECT IP Act. The Act aims at stemming the operation ...
| Vivendi Signs Its New 5 Euro Billion Bank Loan
17 May, 2011
Vivendi has finalized and signed a new bank loan with 17 banks for a total amount of �5 billion. This loan facility, announced on April 18, 2011 will enable the company to optimize the management of its debt at the time of the 44% stake acquisition in SFR. After this transaction, the dividend payment ...
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The Law Office Of Abe Shainberg Launches An Investigation Into Possible Breaches Of Fiduciary Duty By The Board Of Warner Music Group Corp. In Connection With The Sale Of The Company To Access Industries - WMG
17 May, 2011
The Law Office of Abe Shainberg is investigating the Board of Directors of Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to Access Industries. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, WMG ...
| Senate Bill Calls For Tougher Penalties For Unlawful Streaming Of Content
16 May, 2011
Under current law, illegal uploading and downloading of protected works is already a felony but not streaming. The bill follows upon the recommendations of U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel who in March outlined several steps Congress should take to improve intellectual ...
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LimeWire And Major Record Labels Reach Settlement
13 May, 2011
The settlement follows a decision by federal district court Judge Kimba Wood last year to shut down LimeWire after she found both the service and Mr. Gorton liable for inducing massive copyright infringement. A jury trial in New York City on the amount of damages to be paid by Mr. Gorton had begun ...
| Senate Introduces PROTECT IP Legislation To Confront Foreign Counterfeiting Websites
13 May, 2011
The bipartisan bill, S.968-the "Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act," or "PROTECT IP Act," is cosponsored by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), ...
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Myxer Partners With EMI Music For Music Videos
13 May, 2011
Myxer, a mobile technology company that operates the largest mobile entertainment site in the U.S., today announced it has expanded its partnership with EMI Music, one of the world's leading music companies, to include music videos. Since 2009, Myxer has provided MP3 songs, albums and ringtones from ...
| The Country Network Continues To Grow; Launches Five New Stations
12 May, 2011
The Country Network (TCN), a country music video television network located on Music Row in Nashville, TN, is now broadcasting on five Newport Television stations and can be viewed across the majority of ;the ;television households with the ability to receive the network over-the-air as well ...
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Music Beta By Google Is Unveiled!
10 May, 2011
Google has debut their long-awaited music service today, despite not having locked down licensing agreements from the major labels. Currently going by the name Music Beta by Google, it is a cloud-based storage system, similar to Amazon's. Amazon also notably launched its service without coming to any ...
| Kendall Law Group Investigates Warner Music Group Corp. Acquisition For Shareholders
10 May, 2011
Kendall Law Group, led by former federal judge Joe Kendall, is investigating Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) for shareholders in connection with the proposed acquisition by Access Industries. The national securities firm's investigation seeks to determine whether Warner Music Group and its Board ...
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