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A Copyright is an exclusive legal right granted to the creator of an original work to license, copy, sell, distribute, or otherwise exploit the work for his or her own benefit.
Bricker Graydon LLP

What You Need to Know about Business Use of Third-Party Photos - Part 1

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You know it, instinctively if not empirically – there are many good reasons to use photos in your ads and print pieces and on your web pages – photos capture attention better than bold headlines and they add visual interest....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Que sera, sera: No declaratory relief after songwriter’s heir terminated copyright assignments

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Addressing the intersection of a trust beneficiary’s rights to royalties and an heir’s copyright termination rights under 17 U.S.C. § 203, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court’s order...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New Music Monetization Structure Allows Artists To Retain Ownership of Their Work

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Top artists have been making headlines for striking music rights deals with deep-pocketed investors who acquire their music publishing and recording rights. Within the last two years, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Nicks, Bob...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Copyright Office Releases Post-MMA Report on Unclaimed Royalties

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On July 8, 2021, the U.S. Copyright Office released a public report, Unclaimed Royalties: Best Practice Recommendations for the Mechanical Licensing Collective, as required by the Music Modernization Act (MMA). The passage of...more

Weintraub Tobin

“Happy Together” – The Ninth Circuit Plays The Golden Oldies Of Copyright Law

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Calling it a “ball of confusion,” the Ninth Circuit recently considered a case involving the music of the Turtles, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and whether royalties are owed under California copyright law for music dating prior...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Chris Cornell’s Widow Sues Soundgarden for Copyrights to Unreleased Songs

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The widow of the late Soundgarden frontman, Chris Cornell, has sued the band, its members, and business managers for copyright ownership of unreleased sound recordings and withholding royalties. ...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Jay-Z Got 99 Problems but the Statute of Frauds Ain’t One

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After a six year legal battle, superstar rapper Shawn Carter (“Jay-Z”) and his former partners Damon “Dame” Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke successfully defended their use of Roc-A-Fella Records’ iconic logo. Walker v. Carter,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

How Blockchain Technology Can Improve the Music Industry - September 2018

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Blockchain is a revolutionary technology that has great potential to solve many of the fundamental challenges facing the music industry today. In fact, this technology is uniquely suited to address issues across the various...more

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