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Larry Lessig points us to news of another good court decision, tossing out EMI's attempt to stop Ben Stein's movie Expelled from using John Lennon's song Imagine . If this sounds somewhat familiar, it's because Yoko Ono had filed a similar lawsuit -- which she lost . In both cases, the courts have recognized that Stein's use of the song is pretty clearly fair use. As the link above points out, this...
Record labels have to keep experimenting on new ways to market their products. Case in point: Capitol/EMI says it is partnering with newspaper publisher Gannett ( NYSE: GCI ) to offer free streams of the forthcoming Brian Wilson (ex-Beach Boys) album before it goes on sale. Starting Friday, That Lucky Old Sun will be available on 50 different Gannett newspaper and TV websites, including flagship USAToday.com....
Wednesday, 21 July, 1963 The Beatles left Bournemouth early in the morning to arrive at EMI’s Studio Three in London by 10:00am to continue mixing and editing songs for their upcoming album. The Beatles left mid-afternoon to return to Bournemouth for two more evening shows at the Gaumont Cinema.
The turbulence at EMI since Guy Hands' leveraged buy-out of the struggling British music company is giving bands new ammunition in the old game of contract renegotiation
Wilson's New Album Exclusively Available for Pre-Release Audio Streaming at
More Than 50 Gannett Newspaper and TV Sites, Including USATODAY.com
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Music legend Brian Wilson
and Capitol Records / EMI are partnering with Gannett for an exclusive
premiere of Wilson's new album, That Lucky Old Sun. From August 22 to
September 1, more than 50 Gannett newspaper...
One to watch from Montreal: 23-year old Emi Bond . A name that sounds like a headline in the Financial section, but apparently it's her real name. Emi hails from a small village, relocated to the big city when she was 5, and worked her way up in the music biz doing talent shows. I think she needs to work on her voice, sometimes she sounds a bit bland; the song featuring reggae-influeces, modern-day...
More new stuff by Buscemi . "Jazz works" features the Michel Bisceglia Ensemble and will be out next month on Blue Note/EMI. Here's a sneak preview of the cover for you. Artwork by me.
Times are tough these days for Jared Leto. But one thing is for sure, this actor-turned-rocker is not going down without a fight.Amidst a $30 million lawsuit brought about by record label Virgin/EMI against his band 30 Seconds to Mars, Jared and his band is also fighting off rumors of a break-up. But, as Jared [...]
So, you're at a company whose core business hasn't been doing so well these days. Layoffs are high, morale is low, and people getting your product for free are cutting into your profit model. How can you save your hide, or at least stave off your problems for one more day? Both EMI and the newsmongers Gannett have had these sorts of problems, and together, they've apparently decided that the answer...
Hollywood, Calif. - Major record label EMI's Capitol Records and USA Today publisher Gannett (NYSE: GCI) announced on Tuesday that they have partnered on a digital pre-release promotion for Beach Boy Brian Wilson's forthcoming album, "That Lucky Old Sun." read more
Traderthoughts.com submits: On January 10, Amazon.com announced the addition of Sony BMG Music Entertainment to its repertoire of labels available at Amazon MP3, the DRM-free music store of Amazon.com. With this deal, Amazon is now offering DRM-free MP3s from the four major music labels - EMI, Universal, Warner Music, and Sony BMG - and 33,000 independent labels. This deal puts Apple (iTunes) at a
