Tag: songwriters
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Songwriters pal with IT to counter the Google lobby
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Andrew Orlowski
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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?
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Andrew Orlowski
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Billy Bragg interviewed. With audio, it’s all here.… Read More
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How the digital revolution screwed songwriters. Twice.
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Andrew Orlowski
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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…