Producers play a critical role in the music industry. A skilled producer can be the deciding factor between a track becoming a viral hit or fading into obscurity.

Last week, the White House signed into law the Music Modernization Act (MMA), bringing American copyright law further into the digital age.

On October 7, 2020, peermusic, Canada-based Premier Muzik, France-based All Right Music and Netherlands-based Global Master Rights announced that the companies were joining forces to form the global independent leader ...

Today the Supreme Court of Canada determined that 30 second previews of songs offered by online music services constitute "fair dealing for the purpose of research".

The much-watched proceeding, testing the robustness of copyright in the digital age, has taken yet another twist. In <em>Capital Records Inc.</em> v. <em>Thomas</em>, a federal judge in Minnesota has nullified the jury's $222,000 judgment against a woman who "made available" downloads of copyrighted music in the share folder of her computer via the peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing application Kazaa.

As we adjust to the restrictive measures wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, many events and performances have abruptly migrated online. Although online delivery offers many advantages, ...

If you've ever taken piano lessons then titles like "Bozo's Flippity-Flop", "Shooting Stars" and "Little Elves and Pixies" may be familiar.

The music industry is gearing up for a battle with YouTube over licensing as the big three music labels, Universal, Sony and Warner, prepare to renegotiate their contracts with the video-sharing website.

Musicians are constantly learning from each other and are often influenced by the musical styles and compositions of other artists.

COVID-19 has affected some industries more than others, and while the negative exposure to the pandemic has taken over the news side of the media business.

Spotify, the popular music streaming service, has been experimenting with AI-generated playlists created with prompts.

This is the second decision involving copyright for which the Supreme Court has granted leave to appeal in the last six months.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina delivered two unforgettable weeks of historic performances, and figure skating once again proved it is one of the event's crown jewels.

The Canada Media Fund will receive $5 million over two years to support the recovery of third-language community productions.

So says Rakoff USDJ in USA v Dreier (SDNY, 2 July 2013); with fraud, as with dysentery, 'even after the infection is contained, the unpleasant after-effects linger interminably.'

An important concept for musicians to understand is that a band is a business, both generally and legally.

I often run into artists or young industry professionals at music conferences who want to meet with a lawyer, but are not really sure what to ask.

Last week, Canadian rock icon Neil Young published an open letter to Spotify in which he threatened to take down his music if Spotify did not remove Joe Rogan's podcast from the platform.

In the Final Action, the Examiner rejected all claims in the application as being directed to unpatentable subject matter and lacking utility.

You know you're in for a spicy story when a legendary hip-hop group locks horns with a popular restaurant chain.