Copyright & Media Update 9/15/17
“We Shall Overcome” plaintiffs win key copyright ruling BY JONATHAN STEMPEL: A U.S. judge handed challengers to copyrights for the civil rights anthem “We…
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Copyright & Media Update 9/8/17
Spotify questions whether mechanical royalties are even due on a stream BY CHRIS COOKE: The ongoing debacle around the payment of mechanical royalties on…
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Surprise! Spotify Says They Don’t Owe Anything for ‘Mechanicals’ BY PAUL RESNIKOFF: Looks like Spotify has a totally different game plan for dealing with…
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Spotify, YouTube Music to End Free Streaming In 2-3 Years, Sources Say BY PAUL RESNIKOFF: Right now, the music industry is losing its war…
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The Copyright Fight is Not About Red Carpets – it’s About Hardworking Americans BY HUNTER VIA: I recently traveled to Capitol Hill with CreativeFuture and my…
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What Is Your Church’s Copyright Policy?
With summer officially coming to a close it’s a great time to address your church’s copyright policy before the full out fall frenzy begins….
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Worship Leader Talks Importance of Music Licensing
On Monday CCS founder Susan Godwin had the pleasure of sitting down with songwriter and worship leader George Searcy about how having the CCS…
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What is the Difference Between Copyright, Patent and Trademark? Copyright, patent, and trademark are all different types of intellectual property (IP). Although the three…
Read More Copyright & Media Update 7/14/17
Monkey-selfie copyright lawsuit returns to court BY ABRAR AL-HEETI: Can animals own the copyright to their selfies? That’s now up to a federal appeals…
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The “Why?” Behind Church Music Licensing PART 2
Yesterday, we began a blog series focusing on questions we’ve received regarding the “why?” behind Christian copyrights. Today we’d like to go a little more…
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