New developments marked the US music business in 2016, There was welcome growth in recorded music sales driven by more streams and streaming services. Still,…
Federal law governs the licensing of music and songwriter collections. In particular, sound compositions that are broadcasted over the public airways or performed in commercial…
In June, the United States Department of Justice both denied a review of ASCAP and BMI’s consent decrees and extended the reach of the decrees…
In recent times, artists/songwriters, who once made their living recording and writing songs, have been severely affected by the slump in royalty revenue coming from…
Of late, the sustainability of streaming giant Pandora has become questionable. Losses are fivefold what they were a year ago, even though revenue has grown…
Copyright law is based on property law. It evolved over time and recognized more and more economic rights, such as those of music creators to…
MIDEM, the music industry conference held in France that is owned by communications company Reed MIDEM, targets the creativity and synergy of musicians, music entrepreneurs,…
In the era of the Internet, it is still difficult to obtain information about the ownership and control of musical rights and works. This can…
Two exclusive rights of copyright are at the heart of the worldwide business of music. They involve musical compositions and sound recordings, the rights of…
In early June, the United States Department of Justice announced that it would be launching a review of the consent decrees governing the nation’s two…
For more than a year now the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet has been conducting a series of hearings as…
Pandora has been in and out of the courtroom since it went public in 2011. It has had mixed results in the courtroom against SESAC,…
February 13, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, known colloquially as ASCAP, the nation’s…
In a recent court case between ASCAP, the oldest PRO in the United States, and Pandora, the first and most storied music Internet radio station,…