As YouTube Wars Rage On, Labels & Artists Suffer…
The battle between YouTube owner Google and the music industry now has multiple theaters, on both sides of the Atlantic. In the United States, Warner Music Group has yanked its content, based on dissatisfaction with per-video payouts. In the United Kingdom, YouTube is proactively pulling music videos following a cantankerous negotiation process with performance rights group PRS for Music.
Could 2009 be the biggest year in US box-office history?
Last weekend broke the President’s Day holiday box-office records, following the first $1bn month in history in January. With an impressive slate of massive blockbusters still to come, 2009 could prove that filmgoing is recession-proof