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
This Week In Music Commentary
This week, commentators from inside the music industry weighed in on how to increase you chance of getting lucky in the music biz, why consumers shouldn't be worried about Bandwear . Continue reading
Should Copyright Protect Music Created By Artificial Intelligence?
As technology develops to the point where AI is capable of creating original music, questions are being raised as to whether this computer generated music, and the people behind the. Continue reading
Led Zeppelin Back In Court Over ‘Stairway To Heaven’
The long argument that Led Zeppelin took a chord progress from Randy California and his band Spirit to create the legendary song “Stairway To Heaven” has not ended, with a. Continue reading
Copyright Office Set To Make Album Registration Easier
The US Copyright Office has been lagging behind the times for awhile now, but is finally beginning to catch up, with some exciting "innovations" such as online copyright registration system,. Continue reading
Performance Rights Disputes: What They Are, What Causes Them
For as long as recorded music has existed, so too have wrongful claims of ownership. Either as the result of ignorance or confusion, disputed claims continue to crop up in. Continue reading
CD Baby Partners With Audible Magic To Identify Copyright Infringement
CD Baby has partnered with Audible Magic to identify content rights conflicts prior to delivery to Spotify, Apple Music and other digital service providers, ensuring that CD Baby remains a. Continue reading
