In response to a lawsuit filed by YouTube-ripping service Yout, the RIAA is doubling down on its assertion that YouTube’s rolling cipher is indeed an “effective technological measure” under the DMCA. The music industry group also states that seeking remedy for improper takedown notices under the DMCA is not possible since the relevant law does not penalize anti-circumvention complaints.
Source: RIAA: Not Even Improper YouTube ‘Rolling Cipher’ Complaints Can Be Countered * TorrentFreak
The Antitrust Division has considered carefully stakeholders’ views on all of these issues and recognizes that continuing disagreements exist among artists and within the music community regarding the benefits, drawbacks, and continued need for the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees. Continued review of, and stakeholder input concerning, the decrees remains necessary to ensure the decrees continue to satisfy their purpose to protect competition and do not act as an impediment to innovation.
Source: Remarks by Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim on the Future of
The Dept. of Justice has ended its ASCAP/BMI consent decree review without taking action, meaning agreements governing PROs will continue to exist as they have. The DOJ’s assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Makan Delrahim revealed that decision Friday (Jan. 15) in a webinar sponsored by the Vanderbilt Law School.
There has been an interesting development in the way that Google handles DMCA anti-circumvention notices sent by the RIAA. These have been used dozens of times by the music industry group to have YouTube-ripping platforms removed from Google search. Since the controversy over youtube-dl, however, Google appears to be rejecting similar complaints.
Source: YouTube-DL Fallout: Google Rejects RIAA MP3 Ripper Takedown Notices * TorrentFreak
The sale comprises Shakira’s entire catalogue of 145 songs, including her stake in global smashes like “Wherever, Whenever,” “Hips Don’t Lie” and, most recently, “Girl Like Me,” her collaboration with The Black Eyed Peas. The purchase doesn’t include future compositions.
Source: WSJ News Exclusive | Universal Music Group Licenses Catalog to Equinox At-Home Fitness App Variis
Once upon a time, it had a material stake in the music business, until it sold its 51% holding in BMG to Bertelsmann in 2013 for approximately $1bn. Last summer, KKR dipped its toe back into music rights by joining a $48m round in royalty-free music and content platform – and Epidemic Sound rival – Artlist. Today, however, KKR has jumped back in the music biz in a much bigger way
YouTube has made a very strict rule for all the channels after warning. Many channels were not serious, and they were consistently using the other clips on their videos due to which they were receiving the copyright strikes. They were consistently using unapproved music in their videos, which was against the rules of YouTube.
Source: YouTube’s New Copyright Policy: 3 Strikes in 90 Days and You’re Out
The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker said it was monitoring at least nine reports of assaults, five reports of arrests or detainments and multiple reports of equipment damage, threats and harassment in connection with the disturbances. The Committee to Protect Journalists called on authorities to investigate the incidents and hold the perpetrators accountable.
Source: Journalists were attacked, threatened and detained during the Capitol siege
The podcasting business continues its march on Hollywood. Village Roadshow Entertainment Group has struck a deal with Treefort Media, the podcast company behind well-regard audio series Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood to cross-develop and produce a slate of scripted and unscripted podcasts and television series.