Sample Copyright: The Executioner Of Hip-Hop

‘Sampling’ is understood on a variety of different levels. Some see it simply as ripping a track off from its previous success, an easy option to make money in a difficult industry to do so.

Lessons from EMI: Market Concentration

But it was Dotted Music all the way back in July who framed the story in relation to the market as a whole. In an article dating to 15 July I made the inference that any sale would have to clear regulatory laws regarding market concentration.

Universal Music Could Make EMI Bid

But it seems that if Citigroup’s sale strategy is to sell off the label in pieces, the inevitable outcome will be an increased market saturation. The question, now, is not whether Citigroup will sell EMI in pieces, but just how many pieces this will constitute.

EMI: Music’s Long Running Joke?

Is there any viable solution to the crisis at EMI?

An Unlikely Collaboration: Album Launches, Live Streams, And Florence And The Machine

You have the traditional news outlet in the London Guardian, the mysterious new digital media companies, and the media heavyweight BSkyB. Florence and the Machine definitely has media support for the release of Ceremonials.

Guitar Hero And Music Industry: Friend Or Foe?

All this music needed to be legally licensed from the respective owners and so a cordial relationship between the worlds of music and gaming was necessary for these games to work.