Music Industry Observer Warns Bill C-11 Could Undermine Years of Technological Progress Drew Wilson | March 13, 2023 Parts of the music sector has seen slow, but eventual progress. Now, industry observers are warning that Bill C-11 could torpedo it.
Warner Music Group Suffers Data Breach – Notifies Affected Users Drew Wilson | September 4, 2020 RIAA member Warner Music Group is disclosing a data breach. The multinational record label is notifying affected users of the data skimming malware incident.
Lawsuit Aimed At Reclaiming Artist Rights Moves Ahead Despite Major Label Objections Drew Wilson | April 2, 2020 Do artists have the right to terminate signing their rights away to major record labels? A court case moving forward is going to find out.
Bryan Adams Calls for Copyright Reform to End One-Sided Contracts Drew Wilson | September 25, 2018 High profile artist Bryan Adams is joining in on the copyright reform debate. He says record labels shouldn’t be placing young artists in one-sided contracts.
Sony Buys EMI for $2.3 Billion – Becomes Worlds Largest Record Label Drew Wilson | May 25, 2018 The Big four record labels is becoming the big three record labels. The deal likely won’t dampen fears of a lack of competition.
Spotify Takes Second Place for Most Record Label Revenue Generated Drew Wilson | June 29, 2012 One of the many things that record labels have said in the past is that because physical record labels have fallen, that means file-sharing is killing the industry. The reality has been that sources of revenue has shifted and the fact that Spotify has now become the second largest source of revenue for the record …
New Band Signs on to Major Record Label – Where Does All the Money Go? Drew Wilson | July 13, 2010 If you’ve been around the copyright debate for a while, chances are, you’ve heard the labels in the debate argue over and over that the artists deserve to be paid. Really, though, if you look at the numbers of where money goes in a major record label when it comes to album sales, maybe the …
