CANADIAN CONTENT: A $47m settlement has been negotiated in a class action lawsuit in Canada regarding "pending" mechanical royalties owed by the labels to music publishers and copyright owners. The lawsuit was brought in the name of the estate of the late jazz trumpet great Chet Baker on behalf of all copyright owners whose songs had been reproduced by the four major labels on their products without mechanical licenses. The decision will be approved at an upcoming hearing before the Court to ensure the distribution of the money being held by the labels and to revamp the mechanical licensing process so that the problem of unpaid "pending" royalties does not recur. For more on the decision, download the PDF file here. (1/10p)
THE COUNT: COLDPLAY IS HOT, COUNTRY'S COOKIN' IN THE U.K.
The latest tidbits from the bustling live sector (3/29a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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