Posts by James Guss

James Guss

5 posts

Spotify’s Bold Move: A $1 Billion Shift in Royalties to Empower Emerging Artists

October 28, 2023

Digital Streaming, Music Publishers, Recording Artists, Songwriters

In a monumental shift set for Q1 2024, Spotify aims to revolutionize its royalty payout model with the goal of channeling $1 billion over the next five years towards genuine…

Ed Sheeran Wins Copyright Battle Over “Thinking Out Loud”

September 26, 2023

James Guss

ASCAP, BMI, Copyright Infringement, Music Law, Music Publishers, SESAC, SOCAN, Songwriters

Ed Sheeran has finally won his copyright battle over his hit song “Thinking Out Loud”. The estate of Marvin Gaye, which had claimed that Sheeran’s song copied Gaye’s “Let’s Get…

“Zayn Malik Faces Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Better’: Alleged Plagiarism Sparks Legal Battle”

September 21, 2023

James Guss

British pop sensation and former One Direction member, Zayn Malik, is currently entangled in a legal battle following a lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Central District…

Music Publishers Strike a Chord: Twitter’s $250 Million Copyright Battle

September 16, 2023

James Guss

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), Music Law, Music Publishers

Micro-sync Royalties, Twitter

In a legal bombshell that has sent shockwaves through the tech and music worlds, a group of 17 music publishers has filed a $250 million lawsuit against Twitter, alleging rampant…

Music metadata… The messiest part of the business

November 25, 2019

James Guss

Metadata

ASCAP, BMI, Harry Fox Agency, Performance Rights Societies, SESAC, SOCAN, SOUNDEXCHANGE

The term Metadata refers to descriptive information that is attached to a digital files. All digital files have some sort of metadata attached. In the music industry, the metadata that…

Posts by James Guss

Spotify’s Bold Move: A $1 Billion Shift in Royalties to Empower Emerging Artists

Ed Sheeran Wins Copyright Battle Over “Thinking Out Loud”

“Zayn Malik Faces Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Better’: Alleged Plagiarism Sparks Legal Battle”

Music Publishers Strike a Chord: Twitter’s $250 Million Copyright Battle

Music metadata… The messiest part of the business

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