How To Copyright Your Original Music and Why You Need To
As a creator of original music, it is essential that you take the necessary steps to properly protect your work, particularly given what a litigious environment the music industry tends. Continue reading
Songwriters Could Actually Catch Break As DOJ Weighs In On “Stairway To Heaven” Case
Songwriters have been going through a rough time in the courtrooms of late, often losing out on cases more often as the result of song's 'feel' than its actual melody.. Continue reading
DOJ/Copyright Office File Amicus Brief Supporting Led Zeppellin
In the latest development of a case which has continued to stretch out with seemingly no end in site, the Department of Justice and the US Copyright Office have filed. Continue reading
Dept. Of Justice Backs Led Zeppelin In ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Dispute
Its a headline that would have been unimaginable in the 1970s, but it's true. The U.S. Department of Justice is backing Led Zeppelin in their long-running copyright dispute over the. Continue reading
YouTube Adjusts Copyright Claims Policy: Less Money For Musicians, More Blocked Content
UPDATED: YouTube is changing how some videos with music are claimed by copyright owners. YouTube says it is made the change because of "aggressive manual claiming of very short music. Continue reading
Jury Rules That Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ Copied Christian Rap Song ‘Joyful Noise’
A jury found Katy Perry liable for copying the underlying beat of Marcus Gray’s 2008 Christian rap song “Joyful Noise” for her hit single “Dark Horse” in a unanimous decision. Continue reading
What Is A Trademark, What Are Trademark Rights?
While copyright tends to get the most coverage when it comes to music industry law, trademarks and trademark rights are also incredibly consequential to any artist, band, or DJ. Here. Continue reading
New Copyright Office Regs Concerning Pre-72 Recordings
Here Chris Castle outlines some of the new regulations surrounding how the passage of the CLASSICS Act section of the MMA will effect pre-72 recording copyright owners, and the procedure. Continue reading
Taylor Swift’s Story Is Indictment Of “Negotiating Asymmetries” and Call For Copyright Reform
In this piece, Neil Turkewitz offers a different take on the recent Taylor Swift rights ownership incident, arguing against viewing it as an indictment of copyright, and rather as a. Continue reading
