Music Business Insights

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1. Tavis Smiley Pbs.org
J.Cole Interview

From magna cum laude to Hip-Hop success.
J. Cole minored in business and graduated with honors.
Everything about the hit album 2014 Forest Hills Drive,
from the name to the home  giveaway, reflects authentic
attention to niche principles and skillful marketing innovation.

2. Tavis Smiley Pbs.org
    Steve Earle

Includes details of how changes in the industry
changed his approach to marketing his songs.
For example, the public’s increasing preference
for old school formats… vinyl.

3.Tavis Smiley Pbs.org
Ziggy Marley

‘”Music is more than entertainment…,” says Marley who explains his
family philosophy about the industry, community
activism and his numerous entrepreneurial ventures.

https://youtu.be/-Ur8k4NDQ-g

4. Lenny Kravitz’ latest project is tinged in irony
and reveals a chilling portrait …literally of the downside of fame.

 5. Zayn Malik..formerly of One Direction
Making a decision based on conflict of values.

Dee Adams is the editor of MusicBiz Notes
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OursocialTimes.org

8 Useful
Social Media Statistics for 2015

Takeaway
For beginners who are considering social media be aware
that as changes continue in technology and platforms gain or lose popularity,
be aware that various social media platforms may require different
skill sets, but all will require critical thinking.

And will you choose a platform based on your preference and comfort
level only to discover that the people you want to reach
prefer another social media platform?

Dee Adams is the author of
Finding Your Niche: Discover…

Internet Access Just Restored

After 10 days without service, and two FedEx shipments and offsite diagnostics that did not work, a switch was made to a new ISP provider and their onsite tech located and changed the faulty wiring that was blocking the signal.

Blog posts will resume on Saturday.

‘Blurred Lines’ Ruling Explained…

Must read article for aspiring musicians and
entrepreneurial music students…

If you thought you understood why Robin Thicke
and Pharrell Williams have so far lost their costly copyright
infringement lawsuit, an interview with Jeff Peretz  a professor
at Clive Davis Institute, may give one pause.

 “Blurred Lines” may well serve as a metaphorical takeaway lesson;
and be regarded as the most ironic song title ever.

References

Vulture.com
http://tinyurl.com/k2ehgpo

Jeff Peretez.com
http://jeffperetz.com/

CliveDavis…nyu.edu
http://clivedavisinst.tisch.nyu.edu/page/home.html

Dee Adams is the editor of MusicBiz Notes
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Patent And Copyright Pitfalls

Author Mary Pilon’s fascinating 33-min book
talk on The Monopolist: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind
the World’s Favorite Board Game is a complex story
with lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs in the 21st century.

It’s a story with many twists and turns that may strain
optic nerves…as in excess eye-rolling.

Elizabeth Magie filed for and received patents in 1903
and again in 1924 for a board game that was to be used
as an educational teaching tool.

Meanwhile, she had twice presented her game to
Parker Brothers but they turned it down…

By 1935, when the artful Charles Darrow sold his idea
to Parker Brothers, the company apparently unaware
of Magie’s earlier submissions to their company.

And unaware that Magie’s teaching tool,
which had become popular with Quakers
and segments of the academic and political community, in different states had a remarkable similarity to Darrow’s latter submission.

Parker Brothers maintained that it learned about the issue
for the first time in 1935, only after questioning Darrow,
who then admitted to having been inspired by a board game
introduced to him by a friend…

Fifty years later, Parker Brothers stated in a lawsuit proceeding
that they had misplaced their copyright documents,
and the historical circumstances would come to light
in the 1970s as a copyright, trademark, anti-trust
and patent fight, according to Carl E. Person, Esq.

Takeaway:
Historical facts with modern-day relevance.
How exactly does an aspiring or emerging entrepreneur
protect their ideas from theft?

Elizabeth Magie’s business model did not protect her from
competition and unscrupulous practices.  Can you spot at least
three major ways that her position was weakened before
Darrow came on the scene?

References
C-Span
Mary Pilon
Book Discussion on The Monopolists
http://tinyurl.com/q7m5ooa

CarlPerson.com
http://www.carlperson.com/

 The New Republic.com
Monopolist Article Review
http://tinyurl.com/pq35exd 

New YorkTimes.org
Robert Barton, 91, Executive Who Bought
Rights to Monopoly
http://tinyurl.com/m9lqob5

GatehouseMedia.com
“Hardly anyone realizes the classic board game
Monopoly started as an early feminist’s attack on capitalism…”
http://tinyurl.com/o8c8bov

Landlords Game.info
http://landlordsgame.info/

PBS.org/History Detective/Monopoly
http://tinyurl.com/jvqa2n7

PBS.org
History Detective/Monopoly Transcript
http://tinyurl.com/o798nhu

Webarchive.org
http://tinyurl.com/kcs7gle

Safety Net Parenting

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Grace Baxter is 11 years old, a toy CEO with a track record,
social conscience and love for art and animals.
She is profiled in the March issue
of Safety-Net Parenting.

Baxter’s candid point of view and solution to managing
frequent falls will no doubt serve as an amusing,
insightful metaphor and reminder for us all.

Reference:
Safety-Net Parenting/March 2015
http://tinyurl.com/kg4t5zq 

Wes Moore

“Put your passion into action…”
was the intro used by CEO Wendy Spencer to open
a discussion about the new book by bestselling author,
youth advocate and veteran, Wes Moore,
on a recent broadcast of C-Span’s After Words.
Approx 53 minutes.

C-Span.org/video
http://tinyurl.com/qffps54

The Other Wes Moore.com
http://theotherwesmoore.com/

Dee Adams is the author of
Finding Your Niche: Discover…
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