September 2023

Music Business, Music News

Did Ed Sheeran Infringe Copyright? The Debate Continues

The End of a Legal Battle After a prolonged legal battle, the estate of Ed Townsend, co-writer of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” has formally ended their court battle with Ed Sheeran over their claims that Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” copied the iconic 1970s R&B song.  Jury’s Verdict In May, a jury in a […]

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Music Business, Music News

The Music Industry’s Looming Royalty Debate: Who Should Get Paid?

​ Earlier this week, Tim Ingham at Music Business Worldwide published an insightful analysis on emerging tensions in how the distribution of streaming royalties might change. Specifically, Tim examined proposals by a major music corporation and a well-known streaming service to implement an “artist-centric” royalty model that appears to take inspiration from approaches used by

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Streaming Scandals and Spotify: Unveiling the Underbelly of Music’s Digital Revolution

You might have heard whispers about streaming fraud lurking in the corners of the music business. It seems to be a pesky game of hide and seek that platforms like Spotify are grappling with. Let’s dive a bit deeper into this narrative, shall we? A recent expose by Svenska Dagbladet, a Swedish newspaper, sheds light

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