by Dubber | Jul 16, 2007 | Copyright, Promotion
New Zealand’s lovely, isn’t it? Just look at that view. And such great music. Why do people have to spoil it all by being rude and unhelpful? No matter where you are in the world, it seems that bullying is now so entrenched in the culture of the record...
by Dubber | Jun 17, 2007 | Copyright
In amongst all of the comments I’ve received recently in response to my dialogue with Paul Birch, there’s been a number of interesting points that deserve pulling out and discussing further. The first of these is from Paul himself. In response to the...
by Dubber | Jun 14, 2007 | Copyright, Promotion, Seminar
In the context of a blog about the online music world, I thought you might be interested in an email exchange I’ve had this evening with a board member of both the IFPI and the BPI. I’ve had an email conversation with Paul Birch of Revolver Records this...
by Dubber | Feb 27, 2007 | Copyright, Promotion
In order to be eligible for the charts, you have to be released by a record label. And yet, here’s Koopa — an unsigned band in the top 40 charts. How can these things both be true? You may recall a story in the press not so long ago about an Essex band...
by Dubber | Nov 27, 2006 | Copyright, Strategy
Fifty years ago, the British public were just about to see the first of a brand new format: the 7″ 45rpm single. In 1956, all releases were on 78… but from 1957, the 45 quickly became dominant. It sounded better, it was more convenient, and there was a...
by Dubber | Nov 27, 2006 | Copyright, Links
Good news today — it looks like the push for extension of copyright in the UK has rightly failed. The report’s not out yet, but looks like the BBC has had a bit of an advance look: No copyright extension for songs The copyright on sound recordings will not...
