Copyright Criminals: This is a Sampling Sport
This indie doc poses the question to artists on all sides of the copyright debate: can you own a sound?
Pirate Bay Judge Deemed Unbiased: Retrial Denied
The Swedish Court of Appeals has determined that Judges can’t be called biased simply because they support the law.
Warner Orders YouTube to Pull Videos
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Contract negotiations between Warner Music Group and YouTube broke down last week prompting Warner to order the removal of all WMG content from YouTube. The order pertains not only to artists currently on Warner Music’s major labels, but also extends to all songs published on Warner/Chappell music.
Warner was the first major media company to negotiate a contract with YouTube back in 2006. Warner, along with Universal Music Group and Sony Music, took stakes in YouTube back in that same year as part of contract negotiation deals, and profited when Google purchased YouTube for $1.65 billion shortly thereafter. Warner feels that their 2006 contract brought legitimacy to YouTube, strongly contributing to the Google acquisition.
YouTube currently pays WMG on a per-play basis…
