“China’s Ministry of Culture will punish Baidu Inc for providing illegal music downloads, a move that poses near-term risk to the firm’s soaring stock price. Xinhua, China’s official news agency, reported on Monday that the government will punish 14 websites that have provided illegal music downloads, including Baidu, China’s top search engine. Xinhua reported that an official said the websites …
Eminem Lawsuit Could Change How Digital Revenues Get Shared With Artists
A must read for music industry professionals, especially artists. “Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take the case, it looks like an appeals court win for rapper Eminem is going to stand. The court in this case said that downloads, such as those from iTunes, are music “licenses,” not sales. That made a big difference to Eminem …