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Jan
27
Joe Walsh v. Joe Walsh
Category: Law, Music, Music Industry | 
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Hopefully, you have heard of the musician, Joe Walsh. There is a guy currently running for Congress, also by the name of Joe Walsh. Candidate Walsh has used a song by Musician Walsh without permission for his campaign. In addition, Candidate Walsh also changed some of the lyrics to musician Walsh’s song. These [...]
Jan
26
Last year, Live Nation and Ticketmaster announced they would merge. Then the Department of Justice (DOJ) got involved to investigate whether the merger violated anti-trust laws. After an investigation, the merger has been approved.
The new company, called Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. will thankfully be subject to conditions, such as the separation of [...]
Oct
30
YourIndustryInsider.com recapped their October articles, which included another mention of me! Here is the link: http://yourindustryinsider.com/2009/10/the-october-click-show/
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Mar
15
Thoughts/Solutions for YouTube
Category: D*J*E, Internet, Law, Music Industry | Leave a Comment
First, I want to admit I am not an expert on the DMCA. I am familiar with section 512 that includes the ISP safe harbors including notice and takedown provisions. I agree with this provision because an ISP or a website cannot always know what its users are uploading, and it is the [...]
Feb
27
Ticket Prices
Category: Music Industry | Leave a Comment
Great new editorial cartoon about the current ticket-pricing model and proposed Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger.
Click here to view the cartoon by Steve Greenberg at www.greenberg-art.com.
Out of respect for Steve’s copyrights in his work, I am not reposting the image here. Please follow suit.
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Jan
6
APPLE GOES DRM-FREE!!!!!
Category: Music, Music Industry | Leave a Comment
Big news for music makers, music lovers and those interested in copyright.
Apple has agreed to offer DRM-free tracks, as well as some songs priced at 79 cents!
This is a big deal and will also give some of their competition (like Amazon and eMusic) a run for their money.
Read the article here.
I think 2009 is going [...]
Dec
18
Prince debuted four new songs on LA radio station, Indie 103.1, today. Many have said radio no longer fuels new releases, but Prince is turning to this medium after many have forgotten it.
Prince has a reputation for being an eccentric . . . and a genius. It was Prince who started selling downloads through [...]
Dec
18
Satriani v. Coldplay
Category: Law, Music, Music Industry | Leave a Comment
If you haven’t already heard, guitarist Joe Satriani is suing the band Coldplay for copyright infringement. The Satch is claiming Coldplay’s recent song “Viva La Vida” infringes on his 2004 composition, “If I Could Fly.” Coldplay denies the accusations, claiming that any similarities between the two compositions are completely coincidental. The band [...]
Nov
20
Is it me, or does country music have something the rest of the music industry is missing? Granted, I have never worked in the country industry, and I will admit I am a newer fan to most of the music. However, here is what I have noticed recently:
It seems the current country model [...]
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D*J*E Entertainment is the parent company for all Erin "D*J*E" Jacobson's projects.
Electric Effect is the premier podcast show featuring the best unsigned and indie bands in LA.
Eclectric Ink is Erin's music review column, published online here and in The Commentator.
Erin also does consulting to help bands further their careers and posts her thoughts on law/music/entertainment/radio.
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