Dolby, Sony Create New Patent Pool for ‘Earth-Shattering’ Audio; How Do We Improve Music Rights Data?; A Train Publishing Joins Adaptr

Dolby Laboratories Inc., Sony Group Corp. and the research institute Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft’s U.S. arm have created a patent pool they say will promote the next generation of sound without the type of litigation that has plagued the technology industry for years.

We examine the progress being made with regards to cleaning up music rights data and look at industry-wide solutions and initiatives. 

A Train Entertainment is joining Adaptr’s 3,600+ new publisher partners, including Kobalt, Warner Chappell, and BMG, and will enable Adaptr to provide high-quality, fully licensed tracks to developers and entrepreneurs whose tech products involve music.

Pronounced 'Crates', Qrates has streamlined the distribution of physical music, making it easier for artists to profit from vinyl releases.

Roc-A-Fella Records, the label co-founded by hip-hop mogul Jay-Z, has sued co-founder Damon Dash for allegedly trying to auction a non-fungible token version of Jay-Z’s 1996 album Reasonable Doubt.

Mary Kay Huse cofounded livestreaming platform Mandolin at the height of the pandemic. A year later, the company is valued at $47 million with a roster of enviable clients.

The next stage of music tokenization might look very strange

Spotify, a Swedish audio streaming platform, has unveiled Clubhouse clone - Greenroom. Take a look at 5 features that make Greenroom a worthy competitor.

The business included hardware, software and services for musicians, podcasters and video creators: a wireless microphone; a smartphone app for recording; and a cloud platform for storing, collaborating and sharing the results.

Presented in partnership with Live Nation Canada, the six-part series kicks off this summer.

Apple has announced its new Spatial Audio feature will be coming to India soon after users reported that the feature was not consistently available.

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