RIAA Raises Issues Over Digital Music Companies Enabling A.I. Piracy

The Recording Business Affiliation of America (RIAA) is sounding the alarm on the potential for A.I. piracy because the know-how begins to proliferate all through the sector of music tech. The rising prominence of A.I. extractors, mixers and extra raises some intriguing questions round creator ethics. Can synthetic intelligence infringe upon somebody’s copyright? Moreover, is …

Songwriters Could Get a 32% Improve In Mechanical Royalties for Downloads and Bodily Merchandise – EDM.com

The Copyright Royalty Board has reportedly been requested by main rights holders and publishers to extend mechanical royalties for bodily merchandise by 32%. This enhance would increase the mechanical royalty charge from 9.1 cents to 12 cents per monitor for bodily merchandise (CDs, vinyl), downloads, ringtone, and music bundles, per Variety. The 9.1 cents charge …

RIAA Slams “Rip-off Operation” HitPiece, Urges NFT Web site to Completely Shutter – EDM.com

HitPiece could have endured the shortest lifespan of any NFT platform so far, however the implications of its transient existence are nonetheless unraveling. Co-founded by entrepreneurs Rory Felton and Jeff Burningham, HitPiece leveraged Spotify’s API to be able to checklist 1000’s of NFTs on the market equivalent to singles from innumerable completely different artists.  The …

RIAA: US Recorded Music Revenues Grew 9.2% to $12.2 billion in 2020

Despite the hardships the music industry faced in 2020, recorded music revenues experienced growth for the fifth consecutive year. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), United States recorded music revenues grew 9.2% in 2020 to an estimated retail value of $12.2 billion. Meanwhile, recorded music measured at wholesale value rose 8.9% to $8.0 …

Twitch Issues Apology for Ongoing Music Licensing Issues: “We’ll Do Better”

As Twitch remains locked in a seemingly endless dispute with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and major record labels over music copyright and licensing issues, the streaming giant has now issued an apology to its users. Citing frustration and confusion among its users, Twitch apologized in a new blog post that legitimizes their concerns as “completely …