Tag: songwriters
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Songwriters pal with IT to counter the Google lobby
There’s a new lobby group in town – but unusually, this one unites traditional adversaries from tech, telecoms, and media companies. Backers include the American Songwriters Guild representing creators, Microsoft, Cisco, and AT&T, and media companies including Viacom and NBC. Everyone but Google, it seems. The launch in New York today was well attended by…
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Billy Bragg: Why should songwriters starve so others get rich?
Billy Bragg interviewed. With audio, it’s all here.… Read More
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How the digital revolution screwed songwriters. Twice.
This may not be news to most of you, but in light of DiMA’s Jonathan Potter blaming music publishers for the sorry state of digital downloads, it’s a topical reminder. Music companies – and we blur the distinction deliberately for the moment, for the sake of simplicity – paid songwriters in two ways. For what…