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Pandora S-1 Filing a Trove of Information

Pandora Media, Inc.’s Form S-1 (hat tip: Geist), filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2011, offers interested […]

By Bob Tarantino
  • Copyright
  • Movies
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The Lurking Danger of Limited License Durations

Eriq Gardner at THR, Esq. reported earlier this month about a recent lawsuit filed in the United States: CBS Sued […]

By Bob Tarantino
  • Music

Music Making Money Redux

From the “old, but new to me” file, the Future of Music website has an interesting post listing The 29 […]

By Bob Tarantino
  • Contracts
  • Music

Cohl / LiveNation Purchasing Agreement

JETLawBlog has an interesting post up about the ongoing dispute between concert impresario Michael Cohl and LiveNation (Upcoming Rolling Stones […]

By Bob Tarantino
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US 9th Circuit: Promotional CDs Not Subject to Restrictions on Sale (and Its Canadian Relevance)

In UMG Recordings, Inc. v Troy Augusto, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit confirmed that promotional CDs which are […]

By Bob Tarantino
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Settlement Reached in Canadian Music Industry “Pending Lists” Lawsuit

A settlement, which remains subject to court approval, has been reached in the “Pending Lists” class action copyright infringement lawsuit: […]

By Bob Tarantino
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Music Making Money

A round-up of music-related items which have collected in my Reader over the last little while: Tamera Bennett posted a […]

By Bob Tarantino
  • Music

Ontario Expands Laws Against Ticket Scalping

The Ontario government today proclaimed into force the Ticket Speculation Amendment Act, 2010 which amends the Ticket Speculation Act, RSO 1990, c. T-7.  […]

By Bob Tarantino
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Life and Times of S. Carter

John Jurgensen in the Wall Street Journal has written a fascinating piece on the business practices which have made Shawn Carter (occasionally […]

By Bob Tarantino
  • Music

Justin Bieber Fans and the Equitable Portrayal Code

According to this story in the Toronto Star: Toronto radio station CFNY has been reprimanded by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council […]

By Bob Tarantino
  • Copyright
  • Music

Irish High Court on Responses to Unauthorized Downloading

The decision of the High Court of Ireland (which is a trial level court and not an appellate court) in […]

By Bob Tarantino
  • Copyright
  • Music

CBC, Creative Commons and Caution

While late to the party, I thought I’d take a moment to provide a legal perspective on last week’s blogosphere […]

By Bob Tarantino

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