The RIAA has praised the office of the United States Trade representative for its Special 301 Report highlighting the inadequate copyright protection measures of some of the United States’ Trading partners, including Russian social media website, vKontakte.
Sony’s acquisition of EMI’s music publishing arm is to go ahead after the European Commission cleared it amid fears that it would prove anti-competitive.
UMG’s support of independent record stores is in contrast to the major’s effect on independent record labels.
The Guardian has reported that the European Union’s competition regulator has launched an in-depth probe of Universal Music Group’s planned acquisition of EMI.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has said that Google refuses to combat the priority its search results give to illegal sites.
According to many music industry insiders and commentators, three major future business models are emerging within the music industry. Drawing on a 1 March blog post by Million Media founder Neil Cartwright, Dotted Music Editor Samuel Agini discusses and elaborates on the discussion surrounding them.
