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“More than a Feeling” – Momma, look what they’ve done to my song!
I received a call from one of my readers to address the topic of whether a songwriter has the ability to restrict the use of his or her composition in the instance it is being [...]
Columnist David Pogue sings a humorous diddy about the RIAA
New York Times technology columnist and Emmy-award winning CBS news correspondent David Pogue is featured in this YouTube video singing a fun diddy about the digital wave of media on the Internet, ending with a [...]
Atlantic Records et al. v. Brennan: Federal Judge Denies Default Judgment for RIAA
U.S. District Judge for the District of Connecticut Justice Janet Bond Arterton, handed down a very pointed and decisive opinion hammering the R.I.A.A. for its boilerplate style of pleading in the nationwide wide campaign against [...]
Nashville Mayor Announces “Country Radio Week”
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean issued a proclamation declaring the week of March 3, 2008 "Country Radio Week." The mayor will present the official proclamation to Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc.'s Executive Director Ed Salamon and President [...]
New Copyright Legislation, H.R. 4279, being considered by House Committee on the Judiciary
The U.S. House of Representatives introduced a 69-page bill entitled the "Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007." The legislation is significant in that it increases civil penalties for copyright infringement, expands [...]
Copyright Royalty Board begins critical hearings
On Monday, January 28th, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) began what will be four weeks of hearings. The CRB will hear testimony from interested parties on both sides of issues which will ultimately determine the [...]
The Virtual CFO
Rarely do you get the opportunity to meet with some one who has the same "soul" that you have. I had an interesting meeting with Scot Justice over the h olidays. Scot is a fellow [...]
Don’t Mess around with Jim!
You don't tug on Superman's cape, You don't spit into the wind You don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger And you don't mess around with Jim These lyrics from Jim Croce's classic [...]
Brittany Wells nominated for “Artist of the Year”
The Myspace "Featured Artist of the Day" page has made its nominations for Female Vocalist of the Year, and Brittany is among them. Click on the photo advertisement to the left to cast your vote! [...]
Expert Witness Fund established to defend against RIAA Lawsuits
The Recording Industry v. the People, an anti-RIAA blog operat ed by New York attorney, Ray Beckerman, is cooperating with the Boston-based non-profit, The Free Software Foundation, to establish "a fund to help provide computer [...]
The Magic Bubble Bursts: Did the Record Labels make their own grave?
For almost a decade now, the major labels (at the beginning there were five of them, now only four, EMI, Sony BMG, Vivendi Universal and Warner) have declared that illegal downloading is ravaging their business [...]
Music Publishing 101, Part 4: Show me the money!
Section 106 of the Copyright Act gives the owner of a copyright a bundle of rights which includes the rights to 1) reproduce the work, 2) prepare derivative works, 3) distribute copies of the works, [...]
Music Publishing 101, Part 3: Pieces of the Publishing Pie
Once a music publisher begins to receive income from the exploitation of the copyrights it has acquired, it must begin to distribute the income to the appropriate writers. Understanding the basic principles of copyright ownership [...]
Music Publishing 101, Part 2: Forming a publishing company
From a legal perspective, the formation of a music publishing company is, in most respects, very similar the formation of any other type of company, except that the documentation is tailored specifically for the business [...]
Music Publishing 101, Part 1: A brief history
This blog series will explore music publishing, giving a little bit of history and outlining the basic steps necessary to form a music publishing company. Part 1 looks at a brief history and background of [...]
Law on the Row Goes “Old Skool”
written by Jeff ScheeseLaw on the Row is making the [...]
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