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The “Happy Birthday” Copyright Bombshell

Are we seeing more blurred lines controversy? For years Warner/Chappell have been collecting millions in royalties off of the song "Happy Birthday," but recent evidence, revealed last minute during a. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/30/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Birthday Song, Cable Piano Company, copyright, Copyright Act of 1909, Happy Birthday to You, Mildred J. Hill, Patty Hill, Public domain, Warner Music Group, Warner/Chappell Music

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Judge Denies Pandora Bid To Lower Royalties After Buying FM Station

Pandora has taken multiple tacts in its effort to lower the royalties it pays to musicians, labels, publishers and other rightsholders, including lawsuits, lobbying and even buying a small South. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/30/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AT&T, copyright, Epic Records, FM broadcasting, Fordham University School of Law, Musical composition, National Association of Broadcasters, radio, record label, royalties

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US Government Seeks To Steal Kim Dotcom’s Assets

While now infamous internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is battling extradition from New Zealand, a separate lawsuit has been filed by the US Government aimed at seizing Kim's assets.

Guest Post on 07/24/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: " copyright infringement, copyright, Damages, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kim Dotcom, law, Megaupload, New Zealand, TorrentFreak, United States

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Tips For Touring Europe As A Musician

Touring can be a difficult experience no matter where you are, but these difficulties are often magnified when said tour takes place in a foreign country. Here are a few. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/24/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: copyright, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, Germany, London, Musical composition, Netherlands, record label, Record producer, United Kingdom

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5 Omissions From Berklee College/Rethink Music’s Report

Berklee College of Music/Rethink-Music/Kobalt Music put out a report criticizing various rights/publishing organizations within the music industry for not providing artists with sufficient transparency or pay, although this article posits that the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/23/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (6)

Tags: Adware, copyright, Epic Records, Facebook, Fordham University School of Law, Monetization, music industry, Musical composition, record label, YouTube

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Legal Advice • How To Build A Fanbase • More

This week on MusicThinkTank.com, we doll out some useful legal tips for record producers, discuss the pros and cons of music during pregnancy, and more.

Guest Post on 07/11/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: brand, Brooklyn, copyright, Epic Records, Extended play, Flying Lotus, Fordham University School of Law, Musical composition, Record producer, Sound recording and reproduction

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9 Years Later: Prince, A Dancing Baby And Universal Music Still In Court Debating Fair Use

9 years after Prince and his then publisher Universal Music demanded that a mother take down a short YouTube video of her toddler dancing to "Let's Go Crazy", the parties. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/10/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: copyright, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Fair use, Lenz v. Universal Music Corp., Prince (musician), United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Universal Music Group, YouTube

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Practical Legal Tips For Today’s Record Producer

As the role of the record producer continues to evolve, there is some important legal information that should be kept in mind, particularly for those producers who are more involved. Continue reading

admin on 07/10/2015 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, copyright, Entertainment law, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, Musical composition, record label, Record producer, royalties, Sound recording and reproduction

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Branding, Polishing and Reviewing Your Progress • More

This week we are talking about how to brand yourself in today' s digital age and going back to our roots by finding new reasons to perfect our piano skills. Continue reading

Matt Gibson on 07/04/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: British Academy, Compact disc, copyright, Department for Business, High Court of Justice, Information Age, Innovation and Skills, Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom), Ludwig van Beethoven, music industry, piano

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Basic Legal Advice For Record Producers

[UPDATED] The music business, particularly the pop and urban markets, is more producer driven than ever before. Producers not only help capture the sound in the studio and use the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/02/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, 2 Live Crew, copyright, Copyright registration, Epic Records, Fordham University School of Law, How To Copyright A Name, Musical composition, Pretty Woman, Sound recording and reproduction

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