Music Industry’s Traditional Distribution Described As a Crisis Drew Wilson | February 13, 2020 You’d think that getting copies of legal music to stores is something the music industry does well. These days, apparently, not so much.
Swedish Copyright Collective – Technology Is Killing the Blank Disc Star Drew Wilson | July 18, 2010 When was the last time you burned a CD or a DVD? If you haven’t done that in a while, you aren’t alone according to a copyright collective that collects royalties on blank discs. With slumping blank disc sales, the royalty collecting agency is scrambling to find the next thing to tax to keep revenue …
RIAA Sued for Price Fixing – 6 Years Later Drew Wilson | November 1, 2008 It has been a little over 6 years since the Recording Industry Association of America settled a case where they were accused for price fixing.
France Poised to Change Blank Media Levy Calculating System Drew Wilson | July 15, 2008 Burning a CD or a DVD may be an extraordinary convenience for many, but the very way royalties are calculated before being collected in France may change – and it won’t be based on alleged piracy.
Lower CD Prices Draws CRIA Attention Drew Wilson | September 1, 2007 Things have remained relatively quiet when it comes to the CRIA (Canadian Recording Industry Association).
Slyck Interviews the CPCC Drew Wilson | August 17, 2007 So you have a huge music collection of different kinds of music. You think to yourself that you’d like to listen to your music in a specific order without having to swap out your CD’s every time.
Music Sales Climb 25% In Canada Drew Wilson | October 7, 2006 It’s an advocates dream come true. News that sales have never been better in a country where the record industry associated with labels like EMI is in a “moral vacuum.”
Sony Settles with Canada over Rootkit Drew Wilson | August 31, 2006 Back in February, Slyck reported on lawsuits against Sony BMG in Canada over encoding their albums with rootkit technology.
More Canadian Action Against Sony-BMG Drew Wilson | February 5, 2006 Jeannine Palmer and Janet Cook are the latest plaintiffs in the fourth class action lawsuit against Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc., Sony-BMG Music Entertainment and First4Internet.
