Tag Archives: MusicIndustry
Spotify adds songwriter and producer credits to its iOS app
Spotify now shows songwriter and producer credits
YouTube music head says company pays higher royalties than Spotify
YouTube hopes to patch things up with the music industry
Spotify’s ‘Secret Genius’ may help smooth things over with songwriters
Streaming topped all forms of US music consumption in 2016
Paid streaming services provide a big boost to the music industry
Editorial: RIAA takedown requests and ad complaints are missing an opportunity
As noted here, the RIAA has issued 10 million takedown requests to Google in an attempt to close off paths to sites that facilitate music downloading. At the same time, a related phenomenon is fueling the fire of rightsholder outrage: Brand advertising that appears on download sites and generates revenue for those businesses.
These two aspects of the internet's ecosystem -- finding free music downloads through search engines, and ad-supported sites expediting illicit music acquisition -- represent deeply rooted challenges to media owners. At the same time, as with most challenges, there is a flip side of opportunity. The difference between capitalizing on an opportunity and being defeated by its challenge is the difference between getting in front of reality and falling behind it. The RIAA is regarded by many as the poster organization for denial of reality. A reversal of strategy and tactics might get big media owners in front of 21st century realities.
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