Stationhead is an iPhone app that’s been in stealth mode until now. In a nutshell, it lets anyone sign in to their Spotify account, then pick songs for your own radio station that broadcasts round the clock to the world.
Source: Stationhead app uses Spotify API to rethink live radio
A federal appeals court Friday heard argument in the long-running court battle between TV station content providers and FilmOn and, according to an attorney at the lively and lengthy oral argument, both sides had their adherents.
Source: Judges Probe FilmOn, Nets On Copyright Issue | Multichannel
The author of the appeals court decision that legalized Google Books last April told publishers at the 2017 London Book Fair that despite the controversial, decade-long litigation it generated, it was, in the end, not a difficult legal decision.
Source: London Book Fair 2017: Judge Pierre Leval Defends Google Books Decision, Fair Use
Today, the Financial Times is reporting optimistic news: it says that “licensing talks have picked up considerably” between the two parties – and even that “deals [with the major labels] could be inked within weeks”.
Source: Spotify to sign new licensing deals with major labels ‘within weeks’? – Music Business Worldwide
CCCoin is the ultimate token powered creation feedback loop. It is a new image sharing platform that rewards creators and curators with CCC tokens, in proportion to the value they add to the CCCoin community.
Source: A New Cryptocurrency to Reward Creative Commons Creators
The truth is, DRM only protects the sharing of books by honest people who probably wouldn’t do it anyway. Book pirates – the guys who, nominally, DRM is supposed to be protecting our books from – can crack this coding in a New York minute.
Source: 8 Reasons Why This Author is Opting OUT of Digital Rights Management
When you drill down on exactly what goes into tracking and accounting for songs and recordings on streaming services one thing becomes apparent: No matter how much you automate, those systems are expensive and the royalties are minuscule.
According to an anonymous reader, Microsoft Groove has blocked all new releases from distributors, at least without full mechanical licensing. Since January 2016, to have a new release streamed, you have to register them through Music Reports Inc.
Source: Exclusive: Microsoft Groove Is Blocking All Songs Lacking Mechanical Licenses
The reason for Westergren’s optimism appears to be Pandora’s ongoing connection with its 100 million active monthly users. Their massive data has helped Panora build a better music streamer, Westergren believes.
I’m launching an e-book store with the book, a store that I’ve privately developed for the past three years, code named “Shut Up and Take My Money” (SUATMM). SUATMM is what I like to call a fair trade e-book store, in which the writer also serves as a retailer.
Source: London Book Fair 2017: Cory Doctorow Unveils His Latest Publishing Experiment—Fair Trade E-Books