Tag: Supreme Court of the United States

23 Top Music Organizations Sign Letter On NAFTA Talks Demanding Protections For All Creators

President Trump has forced the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico; and included in that negotiation are important copyright and intellectual property provisions.

Bruce Houghton on 09/20/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abuja, Attorney General of Hawaii, Baghdad, Donald Trump, Muslim world, President of the United States, Supreme Court of the United States, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States courts of appeals

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Future Of Music Coalition, A2IM, Recording Academy, APAP Join New Trump Visa Battle

Twenty three music industry and musician trade group have joined together to battle President Trump's March 6th Executive Order to implement new screening, visa issuance, and admissions procedures for the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/22/2017 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advice and consent, Al-Qaeda, Immigration, Immigration to the United States, Republican Party (United States), Supreme Court of the United States, The Japan Times, United States, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate

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Why DMCA’s Notice & Takedown Already Has 1st Amendment Problems, Plus RIAA/MPAA Want To Make It Worse

The notice-and-takedown portion of the DMCA has ended it's second comment period, and has shown itself to be maneuvering around a high standard set by the Supreme Court regarding expressive. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/27/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Alexa Internet, Amazon Echo, Donald Trump, Editor-in-chief, First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Forbes, Freedom of speech, Milo Yiannopoulos, Supreme Court of the United States, Twitter

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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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A Critical Look At DoJ’s 100% Music Licensing Scheme

The U.S. Department Of Justice is set to allow 100% music licensing – the practice of letting one owner of a song to license it for any use without permission from. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/07/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Class Action, Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act, Fordham University School of Law, Ghostface Killah, Iron Man (film), Jack Kirby, New York, Sirius XM Radio, Sony, Supreme Court of the United States

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Justice Department Refuses To Modify PRO Consent Decrees, Moves Forward With Dreaded ‘100% Licensing’

The U.S. Department of Justice dealt a major blow to music publishers after they declined to recommend changes to the consent decrees which govern performing rights organizations ASCAP and BMI.

Bruce Houghton on 07/01/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adriano Espaillat, American Justice, American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Attorney general, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, consent decree, Inc., Supreme Court of the United States, United States, United States Department of Justice

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How to Improve Your Organic Reach on Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]

Facebook is constantly changing how it chooses what its users see in their feeds. Those changes often happen behind the scenes, without warning and with unintended consequences. How to keep. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Acton Institute, Commentary (magazine), Facebook, Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, music industry, record label, Spotify, Supreme Court of the United States, Unintended consequences, YouTube

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Should A Music Manager Also Be An Agent? Lawsuit To Decide Reinstated

Artist managers, who have been challenging California laws which preventing them from booking the artists they represent, will now get their day in court.

Bruce Houghton on 03/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alabama, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Society of Composers, Amicus curiae, Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Artist, Authors and Publishers, California, Supreme Court of the United States, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Apple Ordered To Pay $533 Million In iTunes Patent Infringement Trial

[UPDATE 2] With billions in the bank, a court ordered payout of $533 million is a very survivable hit for Apple. But the underlying question remains. Did Apple really create. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Barack Obama, Bloomberg L.P., Electric car, iTunes, Software patent, Supreme Court of the United States, United States, United States Patent and Trademark Office

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