#Global businesses

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The image descriptions were written by @/carstairsbur and Mohammed Haddad, Konstantinos Antonopoulos and Marium Ali.

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Baidu: The Leading Search Engine of China

Baidu, widely regarded as the Google of China, is the dominant search engine in the country. Founded in 2000 by Robin Li and Eric Xu, Baidu has become an integral part of the Chinese digital landscape, providing users with a wide range of online services. In this article, we will explore the history, features, and impact of Baidu as a search engine in China. The Birth of Baidu:Baidu’s inception…

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This account is joining the Global Strike Week in support of Palestine, from the 21st to the 28th.

No new content will be posted throughout the week, only reblogs that support the cause & uplift palestinian voices.

I usually avoid liking & reblogging things outside of the theme of this blog, but this is too important to ignore.

No Business as Usual.

Please do whatever you can to participate, spread awareness & support Palestine in this time of need. I’ll do my part as well.

Keep them in your thoughts.

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Oh, so she's kind of trendy? Cool cool

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Bombardier Global 6000

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xz studio weibo update

#每日见肖战# Be healed by nature and stay in the city. @X玖少年团肖战DAYTOY While rushing on the road, keep a mood to appreciate the scenery along the way🍦

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ranboo retweeted this thread with information regarding today’s global strike for Palestine 🍉

“On March 2, millions across the world will march for Gaza. People around the world are going into the streets in cities and towns, including in the United States, as part of the global day of protest on Saturday, March 2. All out for Rafah! All out for Gaza! Stop the genocide!"

“Shut It Down for Palestine have asked people during the 2nd to:

- Attend protests, walk-outs, & other direct demonstrations

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site with information regarding march times and locations

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“straight men wearing skirts is ~queer cultural appropriation~” oh we own rectangles of fabric now? is going pantsless a closed cultural practice reserved only for the submissive and breedable? be serious.

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Common Palestinian symbols

I got permission from @/carstairsbur to repost this thread

The image descriptions for the posters were written by @/carstairsbur and Mohammed Haddad, Konstantinos Antonopoulos and Marium Ali.

Original thread | Images only | Original Article (Source of the posters)

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Simon’s Month Day 13: Hoodie

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5 Internal Business Ideas to Stay Organized - CIO LOOK

Here are a few internal business ideas that can help you and your team stay organized, which in turn, will help you increase profit and sales

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look at what I finally received today

My diploma :)

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i don’t understand any of this stuff, but i thought harry was the owner of his music? with erskine and all that. is it the distribution rights that were sold? sorry, i’m dumb when it comes to this

These questions are in reference to this anon I got last night:

As far as I understand (and please someone correct me if I’m wrong or left something out), GMR is a Performance Rights Organization (PRO) like ASCAP, SEASAC, or BMI.

What is a PRO?

The way people and businesses play, purchase, listen to, and consume music has changed drastically in recent times. Revenues related to purchases of physical media and downloads are fading. Now, the attention is turning more than ever towards other sources of royalty revenues, such as performance rights. PROs play a major role collecting these rights and they monitor the compliance of businesses playing music in public.

PROs are in charge of administering the rights of songwriters and publishers. These duties include the collection and distribution of royalties on their behalf. It would be practically impossible for these creators to pick up their royalties one by one. There are too many instances, from digital platforms to physical venues, in which where their rights are being used. This network of agencies work to make sure that people pay all the royalties. In order to do this, they have close contact with different music platforms and checking physical locations, to collect and distribute them on the creators behalf.

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From what I understand, Azoff’s stated intention in forming this group was to make sure artists were paid their fare share of royalties, given that the rules hadn’t been updated to take into account the current ways people consume music.

From GMR’s website:

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Basically, any business that uses music (or portions of music) in a public way must pay to license that music from GMR (or any of the other three PROs).

Who needs to buy a license?

So, if you have a restaurant that plays music in the background, if you use music when people are out on hold when they call your business, if you have a store that plays music while people shop… you have to have a license so that the artists/songwriters are paid each time their work is used.

More details here x

Are there any exceptions? Yes.

The only exception is for broadcast radio and tv in businesses under 2000 square feet (3750 square feet for restaurants). Note: this rule applies only to “over-the-air” broadcasts, not internet streams or any other source of music. You’ll also be playing any DJ banter, unfiltered lyrics, and commercials for your competitors. Plus, there may be additional fees based on your type of establishment. For example, if you own a restaurant or bar that features live music, if there is a fee for entering your establishment, or if there is a physical activity coordinated with the music (such as public skating or dancing).

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What is UMPG?

UMPG is an enormous music publishing company that offers a variety of different services. These range from administration services to creative services and much more.

They offer their services to companies including Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount, Disney Europe (and other territories), Viacom, Amazon, HBO, DreamWorks, DreamWorks Animation, Legendary Pictures, Mar Vista Entertainment, NBC and Sesame Workshop, among many others.

Universal Music Publishing Group’s Film & TV Department creates opportunities for and licenses their catalog of songs to film, television, advertising, computer games, and stage production. This is often referred to as ‘synchronization’.

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UMPG focuses on traditional music publishing, licensing songs for use in film, TV, commercials, and more, and handling royalties for its songwriters. GMR focuses on managing public performance rights for a select group of high-profile artists. It offers more personalized and tailored services but is invitation-only, making it more selective and exclusive than UMPG.

Harry seems to have his music listed with both companies, as they handle different aspects of royalties.

TL;DR As far as I can tell (and I'm far from an expert), this all boils down to:

Erskine Records is primarily concerned with the release and distribution of Harry's music, partnering with Sony for wider reach. This covers the production, distribution, and promotion aspects of his music.

UMPG (Universal Music Publishing Group) manages his publishing rights. They handle songwriting royalties, licensing his music for use in films, TV, commercials, and other media, and collecting royalties when his songs are performed, played on the radio, or streamed online​.

GMR (Global Music Rights) deals with performance rights. They ensure that when Styles' music is publicly performed (e.g., at concerts, in public spaces, etc., as explained above), the proper royalties are collected and distributed to him​.

Additionally, we don't know how much of the GMR catalog has been sold. Nor do we know what the private equity firm plans to do with what it's bought. From the bit of research I've done, it seems that there is a move toward selling catalogs to private equity firms. For those firms, owning these rights is about more than passive income—it's about actively enhancing the value of the music through aggressive licensing, smarter technology, and even repackaging or reselling portions of the catalog for a higher return​.

More info on that here and here

That's the best I can offer for now.