CD Baby Looks to Audible Magic to Help Flag Copyright-Infringing Content

“CD Baby plays a vital role in the independent music community. We look forward to supporting their ongoing efforts to provide the highest quality of service to their artists and maintain strong relationships with the DSPs,” said Audible Magic president and CEO Vance Ikezoye.

“We’re doing everything in our power to provide digital partners with data and assets that boost our artists. We want to create the best experience via these partnerships,” said M.J. Woodis, CD Baby’s director of digital operations, who leads a 19-person team that works on these issues. “We work closely with DSPs, and it’s often more of a conversation, not just rules laid down. The heart of the matter is not to restrict as we get them music and data, and to enable search and other discovery methods to help our artists. It’s a growing process.”

It's been a banner year for CD Baby. In January, Mexico's performance rights organization the Society of Authors and Composers (SACM) entered into an agreement with the Portland-based company. Last month, CD Baby began offering audio and banner ad opportunities for unsigned and self-managed artists, and just a few weeks later, its parent corporation AVL Digital Group (which includes AdRev, DashGo and Soundrop) was acquired by Downtown Music Holdings.