ASCAP Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

ASCAP announces music license for web/app developers

by Steven Sande (Feb 5th, 2013)

Developers wanting to stream popular music in their mobile apps now have an inexpensive way to do so legally. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) launched the new ASCAP PLAY MUSIC License for Websites and Mobile Apps last month, allowing developers to pay a low ...

Extended iTunes song previews delayed, licensing may be to blame

by Chris Rawson (Sep 8th, 2010)

One of the things that was widely rumored to appear but ultimately absent from Apple's music event last week was an extension of song previews on the iTunes Store from their current 30 seconds to 60 or even 90 seconds. According to CNET, we can blame the Byzantine licensing arrangement of the music ...