By John McCarthy Internet company Mozilla is campaigning against EU copyright laws with the company’s former chief executive Katharina Borchert claiming the laws are suppressing innovation in the region. Mozilla, which is currently undergoing a full rebrand as it moves beyond the services offered by its web browser Firefox, has attacked such aspects of copyright law, claiming that it isn’t fit for purpose in the age of the internet. Borchert said: “The internet brings new ideas to life every day, and helps make existing ideas better. As a result, we need laws that protect and enshrine the internet as an open and collaborative Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy DMN How Uber won the first phase of the rideshare war and how cabs, competitors, and car companies are battling back. Read full story › Source: DM News...
Read MoreBy Yale Buchwald Last night at the MTV VMAs, Found Remote caught up with Shameik Moore, Shaolin Fantastic in Netflix’s The Get Down (a new Baz Lurhmann show about the rise of hip hop in the Bronx in the late 70s). Moore spoke about how the genre has changed with technology platforms like Spotify. He also discussed his takeaways from working with Netflix. The clip from the red carpet is above. Asked about what his character would think of today’s music streaming services, Moore said that Shaolin “probably wouldn’t have understood the importance of Spotify to our generation.” Moore’s character, who Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreSpotify is growing faster than ever as it looks to surpass 50m paid subscribers within the next six months
By Tony Connelly Spotify is currently experiencing its fastest ever rate of growth after adding an additional nine million paid subscribers in the last five months. The increase in its userbase averages around 450,000 people every week and, if it continues at the same rate, will see Spotify surpass the 50 million subscriber mark within the next six months. The latest figures were revealed by Spotify’s global head of creator services, Troy Carter, who confirmed that the service now has more than 39 million subscribers worldwide, up by nine million from the last official number given in March. Its dominance in the space becomes Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Tony Connelly Spotify is currently experiencing its fastest ever rate of growth after adding an additional nine million paid subscribers in the last five months. The increase in its userbase averages around 450,000 people every week and, if it continues at the same rate, will see Spotify surpass the 50 million subscriber mark within the next six months. The latest figures were revealed by Spotify’s global head of creator services, Troy Carter, who confirmed that the service now has more than 39 million subscribers worldwide, up by nine million from the last official number given in March. Its dominance in the space becomes Read full story › Source: The Drum...
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