Traditionally royalties are paid to composers, labels, and publishers through music societies like BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC for the public performance of their music on…
One of the biggest perils that the music industry faces today is the ferocious battle between privacy rights and the violation of copyrights stemming from…
Q: How do artists collect royalties when their sound recordings are performed on digital cable, satellite television, Internet and satellite radio? A: Artists collect their…
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade group. The RIAA is a group that certifies sales awards in the industry, and works…
As CDs become a thing of the past, record labels have had to find other ways to make a profit. The Multiple Rights Deal, also…
The moment has finally arrived; your first hit song was just played on the radio station! Unfortunately, only the songwriter (if that’s not you) and…
In the wake of an industry turned upside down, everyone is twiddling his or her thumbs, impatiently awaiting music’s next featured product. As Steve Job’s…
Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998 introduced new limitations on liability for copyright infringement by online service providers (OSPs). These…
In June of 2007, the Belgian Court of First Instance ordered Scarlet, a Belgian Internet Service Provider, to use filtering technology to purge their network…
The Harvard Law R.A.P. may conjure images of iced-out beat-boxers briefing cases in a dusty old library. However, this clinical program offered by one of…
“The business model is crumbling” From the piano roll to the VHS, from the DVD to the iPod®, the entertainment industry is a constantly changing…
What exactly is sampling and at what point does it become illegal? Sampling is the process of taking a piece of music, whether an instrumental…