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 […]
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 […]
Cohl / LiveNation Purchasing Agreement
JETLawBlog has an interesting post up about the ongoing dispute between concert impresario Michael Cohl and LiveNation (Upcoming Rolling Stones […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ASCAP, SOCAN, Public Performances and Telecommunications
The US Federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decision in US v ASCAP (sometimes referred to as ASCAP v RealNetworks) (text of […]