Trends: Top Five American Copyright Quirks
CMU Trends examines five US copyright quirks, starting with the lack of performing rights on sound recordings, and considers how current US legislation addresses them.…
Fair Play Fair Pay Act
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Setlist: Enemies of music, Stats, Zappa
The first episode of the relaunched CMU podcast Setlist discusses Dweezil Zappa's legal battle, Frank Zappa's hologram plans and key music industry statistics.…
CMU Digest 29.09.17: Spotify, Fair Play Fair Pay Act, Dweezil Zappa, Bell Canada, Royalty Flow
This week's digest covers Spotify's valuation, support for the Fair Play Fair Pay Act, Dweezil Zappa's trademark dispute, Bell Canada's web-blocking proposal and Royalty Flow's Eminem deal.…
More US politicians back American record industry's bid for radio royalties
Democrats Jim Cooper and Brad Sherman have co-sponsored the Fair Play Fair Pay Act, which would require US radio stations to pay royalties to labels, artists, publishers and songwriters.…
CMU Digest 03.04.17: RIAA, tout laws, Fair Play Fair Pay, Spinal Tap, Amazon, Form 696
This week's digest covers the RIAA's 2016 growth, touting regulation, the Fair Play Fair Pay bill, a Spinal Tap copyright dispute, Amazon ticketing and Form 696.…
Efforts to get radio royalties for recordings back on agenda in US Congress
Six members of US Congress have revived the Fair Play Fair Pay Act, which would introduce a terrestrial performance right for recordings and royalties for AM/FM radio.…