Amid the increasingly liquid landscape of the music industry, there is a constant struggle to re-define the terms used in copyright law. These disputes are…
In February of this year the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would implement a new royalty fee on terrestrial radio broadcasters…
On September 14th, 2009, a Federal Judge in Los Angeles, CA threw out a Universal Music Group (UMG) lawsuit against Veoh Networks when they were…
For all the cultural cache and tabloid-mystique of the record industry, the business boils down to one task: management of assets. Sound recording masters are…
When the Digital Millennium Copyright Act was signed into law in October 1998, the bill included two important provisions: one surrounding Digital Rights Management (DRM),…
On July 1st of this year the United States Copyright office, a division of the Library of Congress, introduced two new forms to be used…
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…