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Public Domain vs. Copyrighted Works – Mechanical Licensing For Cover Songs

By Big Al on Friday, March 25th, 2011 | No Comments

This post first appeared on Limelight’s blog. Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs … and what’s wrong with that? If you’re planning to use a previously written composition in your efforts, though, you may want to ask: "What constitutes a public domain composition?" The U.S. Copyright Office defines public domain [...]

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RIAA Accounting: Why Even Major Label Musicians Rarely Make Money From Album Sales

By Big Al on Friday, January 14th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Here’s another great article on the “behind the scenes” money stories of the music industry. This comes from a posting over at techdirt. We recently had a fun post about Hollywood accounting, about how the movie industry makes sure even big hit movies “lose money” on paper. So how about the recording industry? Well, they’re [...]

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iTunes Top 10 Selling Singles & Albums of the Week Aug. 30, 2010

By Big Al on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 | 5 Comments

Once in a while I get curious about the music people find engaging enough to pay for. Here’s what tripping triggers this last week. iTunes top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Aug. 30, 2010: Singles: “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz “Just the Way You Are,” Bruno Mars “Love the [...]

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Music Tech Guru Says Web Is Not The Enemy

By Big Al on Thursday, August 26th, 2010 | 5 Comments

This is a very interesting post from Greg Sandoval over at Cnet News. The Internet is a killer of art–at least that’s how a couple of former rock ‘n’ roll gods see it. John Mellencamp, known for such ’80s hits as “Jack and Diane” and “Hurts So Good,” last week said the Web is the [...]

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Rolling Stone Magazine’s Letter To The Record Label Executives

By Big Al on Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 | 1 Comment

In the current edition, Rolling Stone Magazine issued a “thank you” letter to all the record label executives. Enjoy! And again in plain text format… A Big Fat Thanks To Record Execs “Thank you for fighting the good fight against Internet MP3 file-swapping. Because of you, millions of kids will stop wasting time seeking out [...]

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