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Music law: Boring but important

Started by mathewi · 1 year ago

At the risk of making everyone click away from this post, there’s no question that much of the arcane law surrounding music copyright, broadcasting and related issues is boring as hell — and confusing to boot. But it is still important, and so I’m hoping at ... Continue reading »

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  • Karoli

    1 year ago

    Mathew I appreciate the fact that you're following this issue and continuing to write about it. It's a really pivotal time for music and musicians, and the issues are very complex.

    This sounds like Sony is trying to revive the issues that were at the fore a few months ago when Congress authorized the quadrupled fees for streaming music. Is Sony's goal here to double-dip the royalty trough by trying to define streaming content as both performance and reproduction? Sure feels like it to me.
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  • mathewi

    1 year ago

    I think that's exactly what they have in mind, Karoli.
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  • Ben Lucier

    1 year ago

    You're right, that was boring. Still important, regardless. It seems pretty clear to me that Sony doesn't have a leg to stand on. So if Sony told Harry Fox to stop licensing content, what's next for them? What will the fallout be?
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  • mathewi

    1 year ago

    Um, thanks Ben :-)

    I'm not sure about having a leg to stand on -- there have been
    decisions and rulings in the past that suggested streaming and/or
    downloads might be considered a reproduction. I still think it's
    primarily a negotiating tactic.
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