Less than ten years ago, Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg developed Facebook. Since then, many books, an Oscar winning movie, and, of course, the Internet have…
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Recent debates over a pair of proposed Hollywood backed antipiracy bills have highlighted the public’s concern in allowing government control over major parts of the…
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Grooveshark has been in the news lately. Many of the major music companies have filed suit. Proceedings against Grooveshark started in November 2011, with Universal…
2011 was a year of hit records, powerful female artists, the discovery of electronic dance music within the US, and more genre crossovers into the…
Music is a complex commodity bundled with many rights. As intellectual property, it requires licenses to transact legally. But in today’s marketplace, clearances from owners…
Boosting the music business in the Internet age has proven to be a tough proposition. Online copyright infringement still has the edge over legitimate music.…
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Aedhmar Hynes is a world leader in new media communications. As CEO of Text 100, she has won numerous prizes, and most recently the World…
Music publishers have long played an integral role in the careers of songwriters. Regardless of whether or not a songwriter is a developing talent or…
The purpose of this article is to suggest some reasons for the failings of social media, as well as to offer suggestions for its better…
Google announced a new addition to its roster of digital offerings, Google Music. This long awaited service followed trials of its beta version (see MBJ,…