HitPiece back from the dead
Music NFT platform HitPiece has relaunched after controversy earlier this year, when it sold tokens linked to artwork without permission, prompting an RIAA cease and desist letter.…
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Music industry's anti-piracy operations putting the focus on NFTs and the metaverse
Italy's Digital Content Protection unit says it now monitors NFT services and metaverse platforms for unlicensed music, following the HitPiece controversy.…
Setlist: Comedians sue Pandora over joke copyrights
This week's Setlist covers comedians and comedy estates suing Pandora over streaming stand-up routines without full licences, and the RIAA's letter to HitPiece.…
RIAA sends stern legal letter to controversial music NFTs site HitPiece
The RIAA has sent a cease-and-desist letter to HitPiece's lawyers and demanded details of its activities and revenues, after it sold NFTs linked to unlicensed artwork.…
Setlist: HitPiece NFTs spark a cease and desist frenzy
This week's Setlist podcast covers HitPiece's unlicensed NFTs of musicians and Lil Yachty's trademark lawsuit against NFT start-up Opulous.…
CMU Digest 06.02.22: Spotify, Warner Music, HitPiece NFTs, Lil Yachty, Lady A
The CMU Digest covers the Spotify boycott over Joe Rogan's podcast, Warner's pre-2000 royalty pledge and the HitPiece NFT controversy.…
Artists and labels hit out at unofficial NFTs site that allows people to "own a song"
Artists and labels criticise the HitPiece NFT website for selling tokens linked to songs without permission, and the site has since gone offline.…