Beef Of The Week #421: Aging artists v the 74 million dollar man
Artists have been protesting in Washington against SiriusXM chair Jim Meyer over his opposition to the Music Modernization Act's copyright reforms.…
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Content Creators Coalition calls on Congress to question Google bosses
The Content Creators Coalition has launched a digital ad urging Congress to investigate Google, after Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg was questioned by lawmakers last month.…
CMU Digest 02.02.18: CRB, Pandora, safe harbour, YouTube, agent of change
CMU's weekly digest covers the US Copyright Royalty Board's mechanical rate increase, Pandora's downsizing, safe harbour reform calls and Scottish agent of change.…
Content Creators Coalition urges Congress to investigate YouTube's 'non-disparagement agreements' with artists
The Content Creators Coalition has asked Congress to investigate reported YouTube non-disparagement clauses in artist deals, arguing they aim to stifle safe harbour debate.…
Boss of US music lobbying group resigns over sexual harassment allegations
The Executive Director of the Content Creators Coalition, Jeff Boxer, has resigned after musician Rosy Nolan published allegations of sexual harassment against him.…
Setlist: Apple HomePod, YouTube, Sainsbury’s
The Setlist podcast reviews Apple's HomePod limits on Spotify, artist adverts on YouTube, and Sainsbury's launch of a vinyl-only record label.…
YouTube says that C3 video block was administrative not editorial
YouTube says it briefly blocked a Content Creators Coalition video from running as an advert due to a payment issue, not because of its content.…
YouTube pulls anti-YouTube video from YouTube
The Content Creators Coalition says YouTube blocked its critical 'Pennies vs Dollars' video for alleged terms violations, but YouTube reinstated it within hours.…
CMU Digest 27.10.17: WINTEL, NMPA, YouTube, The Pirate Bay, EFF
The weekly digest covers WIN's indie market share figures, NMPA's mechanical licence proposal, a Content Creators Coalition campaign against YouTube, and the Pirate Bay domain returning.…
Artist group piles pressure on YouTube with ads on YouTube
The Content Creators Coalition has launched two digital ads on YouTube attacking the platform's safe harbour protections and the royalty gap with audio streaming services.…