Month: September 2015

Bloomberg Reports “The Fake Traffic Schemes That Are Rotting The Internet”

Uh oh… Is internet advertising just a house of cards? Late that year he and a half-dozen or so colleagues gathered in a New York conference room for a presentation on the performance of the online ads. They were stunned. Digital’s return on investment was around 2 to 1, a $2 increase in revenue for… Continue reading Bloomberg Reports “The Fake Traffic Schemes That Are Rotting The Internet”

DMCA: Denying Monetary Compensation Always | MuseWire

Who Benefits from the DMCA? The ISPs (Internet Service Providers) who are facilitating all this trafficking of stolen material are completely off the hook because of the safe harbor provision. Imagine a company that helped people tap into the water system of your town. On the surface, they are simply selling plumbing and faucets. “Hey,… Continue reading DMCA: Denying Monetary Compensation Always | MuseWire

Can Blocking Ads Help Artists? Should Artists Encourage Fans to Block Ads?

Rates are “all in” at source.  Calculations based on royalty statements from a catalogue of 1500 titles 2014.  Exception is Pandora which was calculated from 2nd quarter 2015 statements (higher than 2014).   In the fight for fair pay artists are not at war with the Internet or really even the streaming services, we are… Continue reading Can Blocking Ads Help Artists? Should Artists Encourage Fans to Block Ads?

YouTube’s Sucker Punch ? Free Streaming Licenses, No Subscription Fees…

We reported on this a little bit ago that YouTube Music Key seemed to be a pretty good way for Google to leverage labels into legitimate licenses with the promise of paid subscription fees. We questioned that in our post, “Did Google & YouTube just Scam The Entire Record Business into Free Streaming Licenses? MusicKey… Continue reading YouTube’s Sucker Punch ? Free Streaming Licenses, No Subscription Fees…

Bumps Not Dumps: Merlin’s Pandora Catastrophe Continues

Merlin’s DMX-style direct deal with Pandora is the gift that keeps on giving.  As we expected, Pandora introduced their Merlin deal in the ratesetting preceding in Washington that sets all of our sound recording royalty rates for any service that uses the webcasting and simulcasting compulsory license.  This is done at the “Copyright Royalty Board,”… Continue reading Bumps Not Dumps: Merlin’s Pandora Catastrophe Continues

Let’s Get Real About Kim Dotcom: The Indictment Clearly Alleges Felony Copyright Infringement | CPIP

Essential reading on the Kim Dotcom extradition case happening now. Conclusion As the Megaupload saga evolves, we’ll surely hear many more claims about the legal and moral implications of the case. Lessig is not the first, and he will certainly not be the last, to argue that Dotcom and his co-defendants should not be punished… Continue reading Let’s Get Real About Kim Dotcom: The Indictment Clearly Alleges Felony Copyright Infringement | CPIP

Artists Rights Watch – Weekly Update 09.21.15

Big Tech Has Become Way Too Powerful: Google Is Playing By the Rules They Make | Music Tech Policy https://musictechpolicy.wordpress.com/2015/09/19/big-tech-has-become-way-too-powerful-google-is-playing-by-the-rules-they-make/ Big Tech Has Become Way Too Powerful | NY Times Goodlatte & Conyers Announce Copyright Review Listening Tour | Judiciary.House.Gov http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/2015/9/goodlatte-conyers-announce-copyright-review-listening-tour Weekly Copyright Issues Wrap Up – September 18, 2015 | Copyright Alliance https://www.copyrightalliance.org/content/weekly_copyright_issues_wrap_-_september_18_2015 Anti-piracy… Continue reading Artists Rights Watch – Weekly Update 09.21.15

Lessig Defends Dotcom as Extradition Hearing Begins | Copyhype

Required reading regarding Larry Lessig’s pitch to help Kim Dotcom… The second thing about Lessig’s declaration that jumps out is an apparent contradiction between Lessig and Dotcom’s defense team regarding the applicability of the DMCA safe harbors to Megaupload. In the white paper, Dotcom’s defense team says Even if the U.S. government’s wishful expansion of… Continue reading Lessig Defends Dotcom as Extradition Hearing Begins | Copyhype