The top items I shared last week among my Linkedin and Twitter followers:
Buffy Sainte-Marie said #NO:"Elvis just recorded your song and we want some of that publishing $, honey." GameStop CEO: "what we are seeing is a tremendous amount of free giveaways on full game downloads ..." |
| #Giveback: holiday shopping on YouHambo |
News from The Wall Street Journal:
- EU’s Planned Copyright Overhaul May Be Out of Time, But Not Out of Mind - Real Time Brussels
- Former Bertelsmann Chief Gets Three-Year Prison Sentence
- Cox Communications Sued by Music Publishers
***Litigation Update*** "...contracts will keep Run DMC's now-indigent lyricist in hot water over his lawsuit for royalties, a... judge ruled." - Courthouse News Service
Other Links of Interest:
- Apple Beats Music Vs. Spotify: What Apple could offer artists | BGR
- Best of Last Week - The Auditrix
- HBO Has Hired 160 Lawyers In Anticipation Of Its New Scientology Documentary - Business Insider
- How MERLIN's PANDOLA Deal Could Give Labels Access to Your Share of SoundExchange Royalties | The Trichordist
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Fresh #Gifts: #Travel #Journey #Fair #Trade
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- How Sega's Mega Drive Made Modern Gaming What It Is Today - VICE
- Study from Pandora Touts the 'Pandora Effect' on Music Sales | Billboard #promotionaleffect
- Warner Music Group Signs First-Ever Major Label Deal With SoundCloud - CIMA
- Xbox One/PS4 Significantly Outpacing Xbox 360/PS3 So Far, GameStop Says - GameSpot
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