Copyright
(Hypebot) — As the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) turns 25 Mike Masnick of Techdirt takes a critical look back and forward at ...
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‘Thinking Out Loud’ About The ‘Blurred Lines’ of U.S. Copyright Law
(Hypebot) — Entertainment lawyer Wallace Collins on the overlapping impact of two major music copyright court decisions. “Current artists are effectively midgets standing ...
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Copyright Office Issues A Ruling On The MMC’s Late Fee Debate
WASHINGTON D.C. (CelebrityAccess) — The U.S. Copyright Office has provided an update on the rules regarding under the Music Modernization Act for late ...
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Copyright Royalty Board Reform Is Needed Now
(Hypebot) — Congress created the Copyright Royalty Board to untangle the complexities of statutory copyright licenses and royalty distribution. But to deliver on ...
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A2IM’s Richard James Burgess Urgently Calls For Reforms By The Copyright Royalty Board
NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — British musician, label executive and president of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) Richard James Burgess, MBE, has ...
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Generative AI Concerns Focus On Copyright, But Critical Legal Questions Linger
(Hypebot) — AI, whether used to create songs with limited human intervention or as an aid to songwriting, is a cause of great concern ...
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U.S. Copyright Office Says AI Songs Can Be Copyrighted (Sometimes)
(Hypebot) — One of the few calming thoughts for songwriters regarding AI compositions is that at least AI doesn’t have IP rights. But that ...
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GMR Settles Infringement Suits With Red Wolf Broadcasting And One Putt Broadcasting
LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Irving Azoff’s performing rights organization, Global Music Rights, announced it has settled two different copyright infringement lawsuits. The two lawsuits, ...
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Andrew Foglia Named Deputy Director Of Policy And International Affairs At The U.S. Copyright Office
WASHINGTON D.C. (CelebrityAccess) — Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights for the United States, announced the appointment of Andrew Foglia to the post of ...
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Over 350 Singers, Songwriters & Managers Support The Copyright Office Proposal Regarding US Streaming Royalties
SAN FRANCISCO (CelebrityAccess) – Over 350 American singers, songwriters, and managers have come out in support of a new federal copyright rule to ...
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