Setlist: EMI, Spotify, Nine Inch Nails
The Setlist podcast reviews Sony's plans to take majority control of EMI Music Publishing, a settled mechanical royalties case against Spotify, and how streaming is changing the album.…
Melissa Ferrick
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Judge approves settlement in Lowery/Ferrick mechanical royalties case
A US judge has approved Spotify's $43.4 million settlement with songwriters David Lowery and Melissa Ferrick over unpaid mechanical royalties, overruling objections.…
CMU Digest 05.06.17: Ariana Grande, The Orchard, Spotify, safe harbours, BMI
This digest covers the One Love Manchester concert, Sony's UK label services merger, Spotify's mechanicals settlement, the EU safe harbour debate and a US licensing case.…
Spotify settles its big mechanical rights dispute Stateside
Spotify has settled the US class action over unpaid mechanical royalties, setting aside a $43.4 million fund for songwriters and publishers.…
David Lowery and Melissa Ferrick's Spotify lawsuits combined
The two mechanical royalty lawsuits against Spotify, filed by David Lowery and Melissa Ferrick, have been merged into one case, with Spotify expected to seek dismissal.…