
Copyright & Media Update 12/29/17
As we publish our last copyright update of 2017, we would like to take a moment to wish everyone a new year filled with…
Read MoreAs we publish our last copyright update of 2017, we would like to take a moment to wish everyone a new year filled with…
Read MoreCourt of Appeals Sides With Songwriters, Publishers on Fractionalized Licensing: ‘This Is a Massive Victory’ BY ED CHRISTMAN: As the music industry heads into…
Read MoreThe FCC Just Shrunk the Music Industry The FCC just murdered net neutrality. And that’s probably bad news most of us in the music…
Read MoreSpotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Pandora Could Face Billions In ‘Fast Lane’ Surcharges BY PAUL RESNIKOFF: What’s the real cost of ditching net neutrality? Potentially…
Read MoreThe California Supreme Court Won’t Decide on Oldies Copyrights Until 2018 BY PAUL RESNIKOFF: Should copyrights extend to pre-1972 recordings? The California Supreme Court…
Read MoreBreaking: Florida Supreme Court Rules That Oldies Recordings are Public Domain BY PAUL RESNIKOFF: So this complicates things a bit. A bombshell decision from…
Read MoreSpotify Launches New Playlist Pitching System for Labels BY STUART DREDGE: Spotify has moved to formalise the process by which major and independent labels…
Read MoreCopyright Office Publishes Updates to Compendium BY TERRICA CARRINGTON: The Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices—often referred to simply as the Compendium—outlines the official…
Read MoreWhat Does “Tangible” Mean in Copyright? BY JONATHAN BAILEY: In the Copyright Act of 1976 Chapter 1 Section 102(a) (the first section after the…
Read MoreWhy should I register my work if copyright protection is automatic? COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE: Since copyright protection is automatic from the moment a work is…
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