Tag: copyright

NY Court Declares No Performance Rights For Flo and Eddie: “POOF” Goes 5 Million Dollars

In the latest look at the ongoing saga of Flo and Eddie and Sirius XM. For a while it looked as though Flo and Eddie were set to receive quite. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/22/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Appellate court, copyright, Microsoft, New York, Royalty payment, Sirius XM Holdings, Stored Communications Act, Supreme Court of the United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States Department of Justice

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Sirius XM Wins Flo & Eddie Pre-72 Royalties Case, musicFIRST Calls On Congress To Right The Wrong

UPDATE: The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a Federal District Court ruling. Today's decision means that there are no performance fees due on sound recordings created prior. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/17/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adult contemporary music, copyright, FM broadcasting, Heidi Heitkamp, IPhone, Ireland, John Barrasso, Microsoft, New York, North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party, Sound recording and reproduction, Stored Communications Act, Supreme Court of the United States, Susan L. Carney, Texas, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States Department of Justice, United States district court, Wyoming Republican Party

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BeatStars: Introducing The Startup Making It Easy For Beat Makers To Collaborate And Cash In With Artists

In the digital age, the way in which beats are made, bought, and sold in the music business has changed in recent years. One company capitalizing on this is the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/06/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Canadians, copyright, Cube, Cube 2: Hypercube, Dimension, Disc jockey, Epic Records, Record producer, recording studio, royalties

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Music Industry Legal Actions To Watch In 2017

Here music industry lawyer Erin M. Jacobson looks at what are expected to be some of the top music industry legal cases coming in 2017, what we can expect to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/03/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, Class Action, consent decree, copyright, Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act, Fordham University School of Law, Sirius XM Radio, SoundExchange, The Turtles

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WED BRIEFING: Turtles Lose SiriusXM Suit • Music Pubs Push FB • Growth: Apple vs Spotify • More

Wednesday 12.21.16 Music Business News From Around The Web After repeated wins, the Turtles loss was unexpected and a reminder of how fucked up copyright law is. Updated continuously under. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/21/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Class Action, copyright, Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act, Facebook, Fordham University School of Law, Germany, Getty Images, music, SoundExchange, The Turtles

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Music Publishing News 12.16.16: Global Copyright Report • AU Explores Single Licensing • CMRAA Reduces Fees

The global music copyright business was worth $24.37 billion in 2015, growing by nearly a billion dollars from the year before, according to a report put together by Spotify Director of. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 12/16/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: copyright, music

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Congress Brings Sanity To Appointment Of Head Of US Copyright

It looks as though the churning waters in the U.S. Copyright Office are beginning to calm somewhat following the retaliatory constructive termination of Maria Pallante. Since then congress has taken corrective. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/13/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Carla Hayden, copyright, Copyright registration, iTunes, Librarian of Congress, Library of Congress, Maria Pallante, record label, Register of Copyrights, United States Copyright Office

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SiriusXM Must Pay Up To $99M In Flo & Eddie Class Action Settlement [READ FULL FILING]

Details of the Flo & Eddie class action settlement with SiriusXM over plays of pre-1972 recordings has emerged in the form of a court filing and analysis. The ruling could. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/29/2016 in Radio & Satellite | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Class Action, CNN, copyright, Donald Trump, Flo & Eddie, Hot Tuna, Sirius XM Holdings, Sirius XM Radio, The Turtles

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U.S. Copyright Office Reopens DMCA Takedown and Safe Harbor Debate, Asks For Comments

As if there were not enough scary things already happening in Washington, D.C. this week, the U.S. Copyright Office has opened a new comment period looking for reaction to current. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/15/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Arcade Fire, copyright, Corporation, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Electronic Frontier Foundation, iFixit, social media, United States Copyright Office, YouTube

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Librarian Of Congress Fails To Alert Oversight Committees Of Massive Abuse Of Copyright Loophole By Google, Amazon [Op-Ed]

Owing to a convenient loophole, Google and Amazon are enjoying selling off the world's music without the inconvenience of having to pay royalties to songwriters. This recent exploitation comes partly,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/02/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Business Insider, copyright, Copyright registration, Google, Library of Congress, record label, SoundExchange, United States, United States Copyright Office, World War II

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