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Paul Sweeting

@ConcurrentMedia
 Washington, DC
concurrentmedia.com
Joined May 2009
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Any chance of an RT of the tweet below? It would really help us get Nicky's story released!🙏 @MickJagger @officialKeef @ChuckLeavell @RollingStones #TheSessionMan #Crowdfunder #NickyHopkins
Nicky Hopkins 🎹 (@TheNickyHopkins) profile pictureNicky Hopkins 🎹
@TheNickyHopkins24 Mar 2023
Calling all Rolling Stones fans worldwide! Please help us release 'The Session Man', the Nicky Hopkins documentary, which now includes 3 members of the Rolling Stones! crowdfunder.co.uk/thesession… #StonesFans #RollingStones #NickyHopkins #KeithRichards #BillWyman #MickJagger
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BREAKING: A federal judge has decided in favor of four publishers in the long-awaited copyright case Hachette v. Internet Archive. "There is nothing transformative about IA's copying and unauthorized lending of the works in the suit," the judge writes. This story is developing.
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The movement to take on monopoly power is growing.
Music Workers Alliance (@MusicWorkers) profile pictureMusic Workers Alliance@MusicWorkers25 Nov 2022
MWA steering committee has voted to officially join the Break Up Live Nation/TicketMaster campaign. Live Nation & Ticketmaster merged in 2010 & despite promises of increased competition & consumer benefit, they now control 70% primary ticketing & live event venues market. THREAD
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Sometimes bad contract terms get justified as “standard industry practice” when that’s really not the case. Kudos to venues taking the pledge to let artists keep all their merch revenue, and to @UMAW_ @FeaturedArtists @cadenceweapon for leading this effort.
United Musicians and Allied Workers (@UMAW_) profile pictureUnited Musicians and Allied Workers@UMAW_21 Nov 2022
Introducing our new campaign in collaboration with @FeaturedArtists and @cadenceweapon : #MyMerch 💯 Venues: link in bio to join the database of over 400 #MyMerch venues. Artists: link in bio to tell your #MyMerch story (can be anonymous if preferred).
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Paul Sweeting retweeted
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bigsharm@bigsharm24 Aug 2022
New narratives need narrative systems. And Hollywood needs systemic change. We have quietly been building the creative and technology infrastructure for the studios of the next 100 years. Today, we started talking about it publicly.
Hope King (@hopeking) profile pictureHope King
@hopeking23 Aug 2022
Exclusive: Marginal MediaWorks acquires @chamath-backed Fresno to "de-risk" Hollywood movie making Founders @bigsharm @iamrobgoldberg tell me that the tie-up aims to support creators in their vision with proof of audience fit and scale. Details @axios: axios.com/2022/08/23/margina…
Exclusive: Marginal MediaWorks acquires Fresno to "de-risk" Hollywood movie making

Exclusive: Marginal MediaWorks acquires Fresno to "de-risk" Hollywood movie making

The tie-up aims to enable creators to have data proving audience fit and scale.

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Listen to the latest @copyrightclear @cccpodcastvoc podcast episdoe - #Cryptocurrency and Cryptic #Copyright featuring @ConcurrentMedia velocityofcontentpodcast.com…

Cryptocurrency and Cryptic Copyright | CCC's Velocity of Content Podcast

A smart contract isn’t really a contract – it is simply a bit of self-executing code, according to Paul Sweeting. “It’s not the equivalent of a contract of sale or a license contract that is written...

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Today at Noon PT on Let's DEW Lunch! Join Matt Phipps-Taylor and Paul Sweeting for another RightsTech Roundtable! Register here: buff.ly/3FDaX2X
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Join us today for Day 1 of the @rights_tech Summit Online! View our agenda below and tune in to hear from @aegpresents, @filmrisetv, @OrfiumMusic, @copyrightclear, @newsalliance, @ConcurrentMedia, and more! Register here: buff.ly/3BYCzxm
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Don't miss 'Paying for News: Who Should Get Paid and How?' at next week's #RightsTech2021 conference. Still time to register eventbrite.com/e/rightstech-… @newsalliance @newsmediaEU @sandrachastenet @copyrightclear
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Copyright law change would be ‘devastating’ to authors, UK Government told rightstech.com/2021/08/copyr…
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Dolphin Entertainment, FTX Launching NFT Marketplace for Sports and Entertainment Brands  rightstech.com/2021/08/dolph…
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Australian court finds AI systems can be recognized under patent law rightstech.com/2021/08/austr…
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Music licensing startup Slip.stream raises $3.25m rightstech.com/2021/08/music…
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Music technology company VNUE to acquire livestream platform Stageit rightstech.com/2021/08/music…
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Brian Fung@b_fung30 Jun 2021
Amazon has formally requested that FTC Chair Lina Khan be recused from all Amazon-related cases before the commission, saying her track record advocating tough antitrust enforcement and highlighting issues with Amazon suggest she "has already made up her mind."
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Bill Ackman Makes Case for Universal Music Investment, The Future of Music rightstech.com/2021/06/bill-…
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Lina Khan
@linamkhan15 Jun 2021
I’m so grateful to the Senate for my confirmation. Congress created the FTC to safeguard fair competition and protect consumers, workers, and honest businesses from unfair & deceptive practices. I look forward to upholding this mission with vigor and serving the American public.
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Digital Media Wire@dmwnews9 Jun 2021
Tomorrow on the RightsTech Roundtable, join us for a conversation with industry veteran Alison Wenham and Paul Sweeting @ConcurrentMedia on a new approach to music finance. Sign up here: buff.ly/3g4Iklc
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Digital Media Wire@dmwnews8 Apr 2021
Fresh off a $450 million fund-raising round, @epidemicsound co-founder and CEO Oscar Höglund joins Paul Sweeting @ConcurrentMedia to discuss the booming market for royalty-free music, and providing the soundtrack for the internet. Join us today at 12pm PT! buff.ly/3t3fVjx
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Brian Fung@b_fung14 Dec 2020
The FTC is kicking off a fresh study of how online platforms handle consumer data — sending letters requesting info from Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube, as well as apps like Discord, Snap and Reddit: ftc.gov/news-events/press-re…
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