Music industry
Kenya: Artists May Lose Revenue From Youtube Deletion
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- Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Kenyan artistes may have to signs a new contract with YouTube or risk loosing their accounts and revenue.
US music copyright
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- Tuesday, 22 July 2014
House discussion of music licensing pits industry's powerful lobbying arm against online streaming services.
Why counting music streams in the UK charts is a welcome change
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- Tuesday, 08 July 2014
The UK's Official Charts Company is to include streams from next month – and it's overdue recognition of the way people consume music now.
European Commission Now Involved In Google’s YouTube Dispute
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- Tuesday, 08 July 2014
The European Commission's incumbent Competition Commissioner and antitrust enforcer, Joaquín Almunia, has accused Google of abusing its place as an online search giant and figurehead in the adverting business.
South Africa: Piracy Frustrates Budding Artists
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- Tuesday, 08 July 2014
The increasing number of illegal street vendors selling pirated entertainment material is frustrating new and upcoming South African musicians and movie makers.
Zimbabwe: How Can We Revive Music Industry?
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- Tuesday, 08 July 2014
Gone are the days when musicians like John Chibadura, Safirio Madzikatire, Simon Chimbetu, Leonard Dembo and Lovemore Majaivana could buy houses through royalties earned from record sales.
Sénégal: "un environnement morose" pour les musiciens
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- Tuesday, 08 July 2014
"La production est toujours un problème pour les artistes qui évoluent dans un environnement non structuré et informel', a dit M. Ndour introduisant samedi au Centre culturel régional une conférence à l'occasion de la journée mondiale de la musique.
YouTube Re-Negotiating with Indies Following Outcry
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- Tuesday, 08 July 2014
YouTube has softened its posture in negotiations on a new streaming music service with indie label trade bodies following an uproar in the past weeks over several provisions in the proposed contract, according to a report from the Financial Times.
Free Music, at Least While It Lasts
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- Tuesday, 24 June 2014
Music has been free for decades through the miracle of ad-supported radio, but streaming services feel different because I can listen to what I want, whenever I want.
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