The Future of Music: U.S. to Review Rules Covering Streaming Music Fees

Lobbyists for the music industry and streaming music services are gearing up to battle one another after the Justice Department said it will review decades-old agreements that govern songwriter royalties.The review, which follows court battles between rights holders and Pandora internet radio, will "examine the operation and effectiveness of the consent decrees" dating back to 1941 with two major songwriter groups, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and Broadcast Music Inc., the department said in a notice today.The review could lead to changes in the rules governing how much Pandora, the leader in internet radio, pays songwriters each time their works are played. Ascap and BMI, both based in New York, represent hundreds of thousands of songwriters, composers and publishers. They've argued in court disputes with Pandora that the agreements with the Justice Department don't take into account the rise of digital media. Pandora has argued that it is isn't on an even playing field with terrestrial radio and may not be able to sustain its buisiness model if rates keeps climbing. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

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Country stars Eric Church and Morgan Wallen have big plans for ‘Field & Stream’—and they go well beyond a magazine

The century-old magazine’s new owners are turning it into a lifestyle brand that appeals to hunters, fishers, Republicans, and Democrats. Many legacy periodicals that have survived the internet are husks of their former selves. New owners come in, slash costs, and squeeze what revenue they can... Continue reading at Fast Company

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All the News Book Riot Covered This Week: July 6, 2024

The bestselling books of the week, the indie bookstore shipping LGBTQ titles to states where they're banned, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

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The Future of Children’s Bookselling

Forward-thinking booksellers are reinventing community programming staples, from author visits to subscription boxes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Future of Children’s Bookselling

Forward-thinking booksellers are reinventing community programming staples, from author visits to subscription boxes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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In London: Penguin Books UK’s 2024 Cover Design Awards

The Penguin Books UK competition in book cover design for a third year was open to all applicants: 30 percent are not students. The post In London: Penguin Books UK’s 2024 Cover Design Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Exclusive Cover Reveal: “Song So Wild and Blue” by Paul Lisicky

Electric Literature is pleased to reveal the cover of Song So Wild and Blue: A Life with Joni Mitchell, the new memoir by acclaimed writer Paul Lisicky, which will be published by HarperOne on February 4th, 2025. You can pre-order your copy here. From the moment Paul Lisicky heard Joni Mitchell... Continue reading at Electric Literature

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The Morning After: Supreme Court rejects rulings on social media moderation

Two state laws from Texas and Florida, that could upend the way social media companies handle content moderation are still up in the air. The Supreme Court sent the challenges back to lower courts, which vacates previous rulings. In a 9 - 0 decision in Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton,... Continue reading at Engadget

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Book Club: Read ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ With the Book Review

In July, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” Patricia Highsmith’s classic 1955 thriller about wealth, status, obsession and murder. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Now Streaming: 'My Lady Jane'

In the live-action TV series adaptation of Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows’s YA novel 'My Lady Jane,' history gets a rewrite. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Spotify’s new audiobook bundle may reduce music royalties and shortchange authors | Millicent Weber for the Conversation

Music artists say the bundle is ‘cheating’ the royalties system while authors have concerns about how streaming will affect how they’re paid and rights over their workAudio streaming giant Spotify, one of the world’s largest audio platforms, entered the audiobook market last October, offering... Continue reading at The Guardian

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The News Book Riot Covered This Week

The bestselling books of the week, the best historical fiction of 2024 so far, book banning updates, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

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The AI prison of the future is just an Outer Limits episode

According to the Prison Policy Institute, the US has a higher incarceration rate per 100,000 people in its population than any other NATO country and it’s even higher than the next five member states combined (the UK, Portugal, Canada, France and Belgium). So what’s the solution? Hashem... Continue reading at Engadget

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‘Songwriters deserve a bigger piece of the pie’: the music publishing boss on the threat of AI

Shani Gonzales of Warner Chappell says that although people are ‘having fun’ with creating AI songs, ‘what happens when someone tries to sell it?’Arriving in London in the teeth of the pandemic to take a top music industry job, Shani Gonzales had few opportunities to immerse herself in British... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Book Review: “Practice” by Rosalind Brown

Starring an undergraduate student at Oxford, Rosalind Brown’s debut novel is exquisitely attuned to the thrill and boredom of academic life. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Antstream will be the iPhone’s first official game streaming app

Months after Apple opened the App Store to game-streaming apps, the iPhone is about to get its first one. Retro gaming platform Antstream will arrive on iOS on June 27. Cult of Mac first reported on the news. Antstream Arcade offers over 1,300 retro games from old-school platforms like Atari... Continue reading at Engadget

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Acer Aspire Vero 16 review: Could be better, but doesn’t need to be

At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsModest price for decent specsBright, clear, and colorful displayCute and funky designImpressive microphonesConsDoesn’t have good sustainNot as snazzy or speedy as competitionHinge can pinchOur VerdictThe Acer Aspire Vero 16 is pretty average in most areas, but... Continue reading at PC World

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Barnes & Noble Buys Denver’s Tattered Cover Bookstores for $1.83 Million

Following months of uncertainty, B&N will buy the bankrupt but beloved Denver bookstore chain. The four remaining Tattered Cover locations will continue to operate under that name. B&N anticipates that it will retain a majority of the company's 70 employees. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Week in Review: June 15, 2024

The bestselling books of the week, a look at states that have banned book bans, and more from Book Riot's news coverage. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Barnes and Noble Nook 9-Inch Lenovo Tablet Review: Affordable and Capable

Barnes and Noble’s cheap new e-reader can also work as a basic, bare-bones tablet. Continue reading at Wired

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Music publishers accuse Spotify of 'bait-and-switch subscription scheme'

Spotify has once again drawn the ire of the music industry. The National Music Publishers' Association has called on the Federal Trade Commission to examine the streaming service's addition of audiobook content into all of its paid subscription plans. According to the group's FTC complaint,... Continue reading at Engadget

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