By Scott M. Huff Introduction It has been said, “it all starts with a song.” Anyone in the music business would agree that a musical…
In May of 1787, the top political figures of a fledgling United States met in Philadelphia to draft a Constitution. They judged artistic expression and…
On March 20, 2013, following an address at Columbia Law School entitled “The Next Great Copyright Act”, U.S. Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante appeared before…
On November 1, 2013, all European Union Member States were required to make legally effective the Directive 2011/77/EU. The Directive, an amendment of the 2006…
Recent negotiations between Clear Channel Communications and Warner Music Group have sent shockwaves throughout the recording industry. For the first time on a major scale,…
With the development of digital music in the mid-1990s, the act of sampling became very popular and is now a fundamental element for musical styles like Rap and Hip-hop.
The emergence of new types of entertainment has always been associated with rapid developments in technology…
With the world growing smaller and technology making music more accessible, understanding publishing on a global level is becoming increasingly crucial for songwriters and musicians.…
With the advent of sound recording at the end of the nineteenth century, many different kinds of sounds – from musical performances and important government…
The current copyright collection and distribution system in Brazil is quite different from that of the US and other countries. It is administered by a…
With the rise of online file sharing and data-streaming, copyright infringement is currently at an all time high. Now, the future of the industry finds…