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Devil's in the Details: The Most Important Things to Look For in Recording Contracts
It is hard to make it in the music industry on your own. On top of writing your music, you have to mix and master it, market it to your intended audience, make radio and streaming deals, set up concert dates, make royalty payments - you get the gist....
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"Digital-Only" Games are a Nightmare - Sony PlayStation is Exhibit A
The PS5 Pro is certainly one of the consoles of all times. It boasts a $700 price tag, a selection of games only purchasable through the PS store, and a disc drive... sold separately for $80.
It's a trend Sony started with their original PS5 launch ...
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Spotify's Planned Premium Tier is the Death of Music Copyright
Earlier in the year, Spotify teased a new "Music Pro" tier for their subscription model. Besides bringing the high fidelity audio that other large platforms have already incorporated, they plan to include a way to remix Spotify songs through AI and p...
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Is AI Art Piracy? Your Favorite Media Giants Say Yes
It's pretty clear that, when someone owns a copyright, they want to prevent their works from being copied. This includes any derivative works that aren't being made for a fair use purpose. Yet, how does this look when we add generative AI to the mix?...
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Stop Killing Games: A Movement Against Live Service Models
In a previous article on intellectual property (IP) restrictions in gaming, I made one thing clear - you don't really own your games.
Live-service games are an example of this. They rely on an internet connection to access most of the games features...
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Kickin' It with the Sponsors: The NBA and Sneaker Endorsements
Showing off your brand new pair of sneakers on the court wasn't always very easy. The story behind the Air Jordans, as told in the 2023 film Air, involved a bit of activism on the part of Nike to change strict regulations by the NBA that governed wha...
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Are We Paid Yet? House v. NCAA and its Projected Effect on Collegiate Sports
On June 6th, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California approved a settlement that would finally allow college athletes to rake in the big bucks (as they deserve to). This comes four years after the U.S. Supreme Court ca...
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Look What You Made Her Do: Taylor Swift's Fight for her Master Recordings
Pop icon Taylor Swift recently bought back the master recordings for her first six albums. The nostalgic trip behind the "Taylor's Version" albums was a way of circumventing the restrictions placed on her due to not having access to releasing her ori...
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Penny For Your Team? The History of Team Ownership in the NFL
To put it bluntly, the NFL is a cash cow. Every single NFL team towers in revenue over some of the biggest sports leagues in the world, such as the English Premiere League (EPL). The lighter spending on players compared to other leagues, media deals ...
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So, What's Happening with the NBA Draft?
Let's be real - the Dallas Mavericks have not had a good season. Missing the playoffs after the highly controversial trade that shall not be named, the team needed a miracle to get back on their feet for the next season.
And a miracle did happen!
W...
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Carriage Disputes & the Clash of Streaming Services
Have you ever found yourself needing to sign up for multiple streaming services just to find the shows you want to watch? These costs add up extremely quickly, and with rampantly rising costs of streaming, suddenly the price of eggs isn't your bigges...
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Navigating IP Restrictions in Gaming & E-Sports
In my last article, I mentioned that E-Sports leagues are largely at the mercy of their intellectual property (IP) holders - usually, the creator of the game. For some games, such as the platform fighter series Rivals of Aether, battle royale game Fo...
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Balancing the Scales: NFL Draft Day & Crafting the Contracts
This past weekend was the 2025 NFL Draft, taking place in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Although we have yet to see these rookies in action, many fans are already speculating how these players will perform in the upcoming NFL season.
Yet, the glitz & g...
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Stems Without Roots: The Inconsistency of Clearing Samples And How to Fix It
In 2021, leading up to his fourth studio album, LP!, rapper JPEGMAFIA dropped “HAZARD DUTY PAY!” on YouTube with one, powerful line in the description: “couldn’t clear it. :(“.
Although this line was eventually rem...
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What’s The Industry Brief?
The entertainment industry is complex. Very complex.
There are plenty of articles that expose the hardships associated with theentertainment industry. One example is the ongoing voice actor strike,impacting studios such as Activision Blizzard and Ep...
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