
The United States and Canada are two of the 174 member countries in the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Arts. This international, long-standing copyright policy...
An Introduction to the Berne Convention
1Investing in Individuality
2The Significance of Radius Clauses
3by John Lahr
A Fair Music Report

The logistics of correctly attributing the money earned from the sale and performance of recorded music has always been a daunting task. This is a global commodity that comes bundled with intellectual property rights that can differ slightly from nation to nation, and that is typically very...
Read Moreby Serona Elton
The Fair Use Check

Unless you have been following the case of Lenz v. Universal Music Publishing Group1, you would probably never imagine using the words “dancing baby” and “Prince” in the same sentence. Not unless you were perhaps commenting on some home videos of Great Britain’s Prince George. The case,...
Read Moreby Lydia George
Fair Play and American Exceptionalism

On December 24th, 1906, Reginald Fessenden, his wife, and a few helping hands...
by Corliss Lee and Spencer Ritchie
Cyber PR For Musicians with Ariel Hyatt

Ariel Hyatt specializes in digital public relations. She has caught the...
Dawn of the Streaming Giants

In response to the transition from digital music downloads to the rise of...
SoundExchange Explained

SoundExchange is an independent nonprofit organization that is dedicated to...
by Natalie Cotton and Klementina Milosic
Hackathon Time

A new way of doing things in the startup world is being copied in academia and...