A recent nationally representative survey conducted by YouGov has indicated that the number of people pirating music is falling, as streaming services like Spotify have developed in both their affordability and music comprehensiveness. The survey received responses from 4,009 adults in the UK in March of this year, and the primary findings are as follows:…
DetailsYouTube guitarist Paul Davids found himself on the end of a copyright infringement claim by YouTube’s Content ID system that turned out to be his own work. Davids initially created a guitar track that he uploaded in a video to the content sharing website. YouTube would surprisingly get in contact with Davids with a claim…
DetailsThe Music Modernization Act represents a substantial bipartisan attempt to overhaul America’s music copyright laws, which in part dated back to legislation from 1909, as it recently passed the US House of Representatives with a unanimous vote, and is now up for vote in the Senate. The Act predominantly updates licensing and royalty rules in…
DetailsA controversial proposal to reform the EU’s copyright law was rejected by the European Parliament earlier this month, being returned to the European Commission for further debate until another vote in September. Known as the EU Copyright Directive, its Article 13 provision would have placed greater responsibility on online internet platforms to monitor copyright infringements…
DetailsIt was reported in February 2015 and 2016 that Selena Gomez’s emails had been hacked. The hack resulted in the theft of Gomez’s personal data which resulted in (nude) photos of Gomez and Justin Bieber being posted to Gomez’s Instagram. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office reported that Susan Atrach, a resident of New…
DetailsServices like YouTube apparently shouldn’t have protection against users that upload copyright infringing content to its site according to the Music Industry, and Austria agrees. Reforms are not yet being approved but are becoming more recognised as necessary within European Copyright Law. Safe harbour protection means that sites such as YouTube cannot be held liable…
DetailsThe United Kingdom Advertising Standards Agency (UK ASA) have banged their drum on Viagogo and demanded that they change a number of their wording and advertising process on the site. Viagogo were told to start publishing the total costs of tickets for sale on its platform upfront on the first screen. This is because consumers…
DetailsThe CEO of Spotify has admitted fault with the way they handled the new hateful content policy saying the is was “rolled out wrong”. They will be restoring XXXTentacion and others to the recommended playlists as well as re-evaluating how to go about their new policy. Below you can find the original article when Spotify…
DetailsSpotify will pay out $112m following a settlement agreement from a lawsuit claiming that songwriters on the app hadn’t been paid enough in royalties. The lawsuit originated from David Lowery, a musician’s rights advocate and Melissa Ferrick songwriter and owner of multiple record labels. In the suit, Spotify were accused of failing to obtain proper…
DetailsMicrosoft has announced that the music app “Groove” will be shutting down on IOS and android devices. Groove music, very similar to the likes of Spotify, retired last year. However, all of users personal files were still available on the app. The creators of Groove have now stated that the apps themselves will now stop…
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