Allowing others the freedom to sample and remix a musician’s work can be a true positive for everyone involved. In the age of technology, there…
It is true that in recent years technology has been challenging the entertainment industry, not only allowing a widely unauthorized circulation of copyrighted works, but…
Electronic Dance Music (EDM) is surging to the forefront of mainstream tastes. If you have turned on the radio, watched TV, or attended a music…
The NPD Group, a market research firm, recently released monthly figures detailing declining sales on consoles, accessories and video games compared to years past. Their…
Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup has taken the business world by storm in the way that only books that sum up complicated ideas in…
Zumba is the remarkable story of a business that has made music the handmaiden of health and wellness worldwide. It has created a growing ecosystem…
One of the music community’s most popular – and romantic – memes is that technology has leveled the playing field to the point that musicians…
The largest broadcasting group for radio in the US is Clear Channel Communications, and much of its holdings are in terrestrial radio. It recently struck…
Amanda Palmer, a punk cabaret singer and one of the most productive users of social media today, has set a new record for the highest…
Music has become the centerpiece for global marketing campaigns involving Coca-Cola and Pepsi, two of the most valuable brands in the world today1. Both companies…
Eric Sheinkop, who is in his twenties, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Music Dealers. After a brief career in the recorded music business, following…
Legislators have tried to adapt copyright law to new inventions since the time of piano rolls. This is because creators beg remuneration in new media.…
The U.S. Copyright Act requires that in order for a work to be entitled to copyright protection, it must be “fixed in a tangible medium…
Linking brands with music through advertisements or sponsorship of artists is hardly new. With Experiential Branding, however, a brand is supposed to become both a…