Today's collection of recent news, features and opinions we found on the web that we thought might be of interest to our readers.

Quota needed to protect Irish music industry: Musicians are demanding a minimum amount of indigenous songs played on radio amid claims that such a move could create up to 10,000 jobs -- Irish Independent

A music industry MBA is the R&R: Creative people can gain skills by studying the economics of streaming and royalties -- Financial Times

US lawmakers unveil first major proposals on reviewing copyright law: The proposal would give greater autonomy to the Copyright Office, although it will remain part of the legislative branch -- Variety

Michael Jordan wins a tough copyright case in China: Basketball legend now owns his Chinese name, following a years-long legal battle over a trademark dispute -- CBS News

Jamaica's dancehall scene don't get no Grammys respect: Drake, Justin Bieber poaching, not promoting, the genre -- Jamaica Observer

How to open a record store in the era of streaming: Gary Abugan and Brandon Edward Hocura, the crate-diggers behind a new Toronto record store Invisible City Editions, suggest one should put stuff in the store that you want in your own collection -- Jordan Darville, Fader

Can legalized weed sales help ailing record shops turn over a new leaf? “There’s a history of marijuana and music that goes back to the jazz era,” says Michael Kurtz, co-founder of Record Store Day, who also notes retail’s role in selling paraphernalia — record stores birthed head shops. “Anytime human behavior is decriminalized, it’s good for business.” -- Andy Gensler, Billboard

Invasion of the pop-up shops: Are temporary merch stores the new record stores? Pop-ups are not a new concept in retail, but are becoming standard in music -- Kevin Ritchie, Now

Roger McGuinn talks about Bobby Darin in Vegas, and how folk music was the hip-hop of the '50s -- Variety

How tech has changed the online music marketplace: Online music services growing in popularity, but their business models need to change -- Music Think Tank

With a flood of urbanites, a Canadian hippie haven tries to keep its mellow: Nelson, BC's charms are becoming its curse as the recent influx of people to this compact town of 10K has led to an affordable housing crisis -- NYT

A transcendent Patti Smith accepts Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize: Performs "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" at the ceremony --New Yorker

Travels of Canadian musician Zachary Lucky are a theme to his latest album -- The Globe and Mail

Is Toronto really a music city?: A dissenting view -- Puregrainaudio.com

The 50 Best Songs of 2016: Canadians making the list include Wolf Parade, Neil Young, Kaytranada, The Weeknd, Preoccupations and Leonard Cohen -- The Observer

Vinyl record sales keep increasing but indie labels don't reap the benefits -- The Guardian

Gail Ann Dorsey remembers David Bowie: Bassist in his band recalls his kindness and multi-faceted talents --The Guardian