Artists’ names were exploited to secure funding and promote the music-themed NFT platform even prior to its beta launch.
and Rufio — were also not official partners of HitPiece and didn’t know the email was being sent, though they were previously affiliated with The Militia Group.says his band left the label in 2006 and eventually got its masters back in 2015 after “years of unpaid royalties.” He adds, “We never discussed NFTs with Rory.” The band also noticed the Nov.
The next month, the HitPiece website launched, promoting auctions for NFTs of “every song,” using Spotify’s API to gather information on artists of all sizes. But it wasn’t until February that the music industry widely caught wind, sparking uproar as artists and their representatives discovered that their work had been listed on HitPiece without their knowledge or permission.
“I remember thinking after the full site launched I remember I was like, ‘How is nobody talking about this?’ It was already such a crazy thing,” says the manager, whose band’s songs were also listed on the site. On Feb. 4, the RIAA sent out a demand letter to HitPiece on behalf of the major labels. “As you are no doubt aware, your clients, through the Hitpiece website, have been engaged in the systematic and flagrant infringement of the intellectual property rights of the Record Companies and their recording artists on a massive scale,” wrote RIAA senior vp, litigationNeither Mark nor Felton responded to
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