Creative Commons, a non-profit organization that releases licenses for sharing music and other creations freely over the Internet, is retiring one of its sampling licenses, citing lack of use.
Here’s CC’s Lawrence Lessig’s explanation of the decision to retire the license:
Until today, we have offered three versions of the Sampling license. Two of those versions permit [...]

Cisco and Apple today announced that they have resolved their dispute involving the “iPhone” trademark.Under the agreement, both companies are free to use the “iPhone” trademark on their products throughout the world. Both companies acknowledge the trademark ownership rights that have been granted, and each side will dismiss any pending actions regarding the trademark.
In addition, [...]

Apple has patented (#7,176,374) a music synthesizer and a method of generating a synthesizer output with a constant beat.
In a nutshell, the patent covers a design that lets two oscillators be synced with a Hz difference that is constant across the range of the keyboard. If you tune (detune) the oscillators to be 6 Hz [...]

A new sample CD by Mig Music, Virtual Wavestation, which contains 508 Korg Wavestation samples, has been pulled from the market over copyright concerns.
The Mig site has been updated with this message:
“The Virtual Wavestation Sample CD Rom has been temporarily suspended from sale. We apologize for the inconvenience caused, please check back in a months [...]

ModernBeats.com has released two full volumes of professional music contracts, specifically designed for today’s modern musicians. All music contracts from both volumes were drafted and authenticated by a registered Los Angeles based Entertainment Law Firm. The music contracts were created to provide today’s musicians with the necessary contractual forms needed to protect music career endeavors [...]

Congress is considering a sequel to the RAVE Act that is even more draconian than the first. If enacted, the Ecstasy Awareness Act would throw people in jail who organize raves or similar electronic dance events if some of their customers used drugs. Tell your representative to keep electronica concerts legal, using the online form [...]

Underground remixes are suddenly getting attention all over the Internet. Nothing is hotter than Jay-Z and the Grey Album remix. Some may think this is just another example of people trying to get something for free. Others, however, see this as a type of civil disobedience, and ask why three or four companies should get [...]

Creative Commons is devoted to expanding the range of creative work that is freely available for others to build upon and share. Their goal is to provide an alternative approach to standard copyright, to expand the world of open content, and to help musicians, artists, and other content creators find ways to deliver their work [...]

The Electronic Music Defense & Education Fund is a response to people that think the war on drugs should also be a war on electronic music.
The goals of this group are to raise and provide funds for legal assistance to people in the electronic dance music industry who are targeted by law enforcement as part [...]