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Songtrust has signed up over 150,000 songwriters for royalties management

The music industry is finally seeing some daylight after years of sales declines and revenue attrition. As industry organizations announce year-on-year growth, songwriters are turning to royalty manag

YouTube’s Three-Plus Year Copyright Battle With German Music Rights Agency Rumbles On, As GEMA Breaks Off Negotiations

A copyright dispute that has blocked German YouTube users' access to certain music videos continues to rumble on with little sign of a resolution -- despite being ongoing for more than three years alr

Ouch! German Court Slams Rapidshare With $34 Million Fine (Updated)

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/rapidshare-logo-215x153.png" width="215" height="153" />The Regional Court in Hamburg, Germany, has fined file-hosting service <a href="http:/