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By Jasmin Jackson (August 29, 2022, 6:13 PM EDT) — Google and YouTube have urged a California federal judge to boot a proposed class action by content owners accusing them of removing copyright management information, arguing that the suit is time-barred. Google LLC and video-sharing subsidiary YouTube LLC argued in a motion for summary judgment on Friday that the putative class action brought by Grammy award-winning composer Maria Schneider is too late, seeking to tank claims that… Source link

Issa Rae‘s Raedio label has partnered with Google to launch a new emerging artists program, Billboard is exclusively announcing on Thursday (Jan. 13). The Raedio Creator Program Supported by Google is designed to provide underrepresented independent artists with more resources as well as bring more representation of women of color in the music industry, which the actress critiqued in a now-viral Los Angeles Times interview. “It’s probably the worst industry that I have ever come… Source link

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Spotify launched a new website Thursday addressing questions on how it pays out royalties, but failed to dampen mounting anger from musicians struggling to survive in the streaming era. “Artists deserve clarity about the economics of music streaming,” Spotify said on its new Loud & Clear site, adding that it aims to “increase transparency by sharing new data on the global streaming economy and breaking down the royalty system, the players, and the process”. It said 13,400 artists had generated… Source link

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Google Cloud today announced that BMG, one of the world’s largest music companies and a subsidiary of international media giant Bertelsmann, has selected Google Cloud to build a scalable, global infrastructure as it grows its digital music business and forges new revenue streams. The music industry is rapidly changing, with streaming now accounting for 56% of all sales globally, while physical sales continue to decline, according to the I Source link