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MUSO: Fighting Album Leaks

Dotted Music had a tete-a-tete with Andy Chatterley, a Grammy-nominated songwriter/producer, who founded MUSO, an online anti piracy company circa 2008.

Digital Music Trends’ Andrea Leonelli From Berlin Music Week #SAtN

Andrea Leonelli, the founder of the Digital Music Trends podcast, gave us an interview at this year’s WORD! Conference (which is a part of Berlin Music Week), where he hosted a panel with Eric Mackay from VEVO.

Music Business – Is It Music Or Business (Or Both)?

The internet has certainly changed many things, and the largest impact has been on the music business. If we listen to the record labels then apparently the music business is facing Armageddon, but is it possible for an artist to make it? Or has the Internet killed it all off?

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Music Placement Companies. Part 2

What things you can do to evaluate a placement company? What are the main deal points of representation agreements? Learn more in this excerpt from the 4th edition of “Music Is Your Business.”

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Music Placement Companies. Part 1

One of the many recent developments in the music business is the increasing presence of so-called “music placement companies”.

State of The Music Licensing Industry

Licensing Music For Films, TV, Commercials, And Computer Games. Part 2

What is the amount of the Synchronization License Fee paid by the producer to the music publisher? What are the most common Master Use License issues? Learn more in this excerpt from the 4th edition of “Music Is Your Business.”