Music licensing is complex, frustrating, and expensive... even for the biggest platforms in the world. OG YouTube got sued and spent many millions to get compliant, build up their music department and develop Content ID. They blazed the trail for social media music use and

"hey. seeing the news about UMG pulling away from TikTok makes me think about how I’m sorry I pulled away from you.”

There are some interesting takes on the whole TikTok US/Universal Music Group drama. Both companies have accused the other of being greedy and unfair, but instead of arguing over who the “bad guy” is in this situation, let’s take emotion out of it and look at the actual business dynamics.

"Get pitted" What does that mean? Do you remember the surfer who went viral explaining how he got pitted in the barrel? youtu.be/A2h1VprIBpE When we started building Dequency | peer-to-peer music licensing, we were all new to web3 and the space was evolving rapidly. The only way we could

you’re hiding 50% fees in your online sync marketplace, are you not?

This is a data point that cannot be ignored as we speculate the outcome of the Universal Music Group vs. TikTok US feud: Indie music is more culturally relevant than ever and growing YoY. Major label Universal is taking the position that its music is so crucial for the user experience that

rip to the other guys but we're different

idc what ppl say this space is healing a lot of money wounds for creatives. this is really life changing and I’m forever grateful to be a part of it.

fast, secure, and low-fee music licensing ✅

|￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣| | PEER TO PEER | | LICENSING MEANS | | ARTISTS GET PAID | | ＿＿＿＿＿__________| (\__/) || (•ㅅ•) || / づ

love the idea of redefining what makes a "charting" song — where it's not just big money + streams, but also fan engagement. bravo (as always) to sound.xyz (🎧,🎧) for being thoughtful about this

us talking about our white paper and the power of a decentalized licensing environment with mechanistic user incentives to people who just asked "wen token ser?"

There are many cases where “ask for forgiveness, not permission” is sound advice. Using music without a license - whether it's sampling or sync with video - is NOT one of those cases. It blows my mind that artists and labels still release songs without clearing samples. The

ai songwriting apps when they mash together a bunch of copyrighted works

The vision for Dequency | peer-to-peer music licensing has always been to modernize music sync licensing for audiovisual content, using the best technology available. Partnering with The Rights is a huge step in that direction. We are building infrastructure to make the clearance process smooth for both

*DJ Khaled voice* "anotha one!" thanks Music Ally for covering our collaboration with The Rights! Excited to keep pushing forward in the quest for simplifying sync licensing for all. musically.com/2024/04/17/the…

Lol Stuart Dredge there's no doubt that it's the first time you've ever written "one-stopify" but hopefully not the last! Thanks Music Ally for the coverage! musically.com/2024/04/17/the…