UPDATE (11/7/12): Pandora has now filed a new lawsuit against creators in federal court in New York, familiar ground for their legal counsel who will likely pocket more in legal fees than Pandora will save in lower license fees even if they are 100% victorious. This is not to mention the transaction cost of litigating the reduction in rates […]
Now that the WIPO and OAS report on the economic contributions of copyright has been released, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (of which Google is a dominant member) is recirculating one of those greenhouse studies that comes with more than the usual ration of gas: “Fair Use in the U.S. Economy: Economic Contribution of Industries Relying on […]
Artist Rights Are Human Rights As we noted in “No Money For Old Pirates: Working People Unite In Support for Sens. Hatch and Leahy S.3804”, the headline for 2010 is the unification of working people and their unions in fighting piracy. The Songwriters Guild of America, the American Association of Independent Music, and the AFL-CIO, AFTRA, […]
ISRC “ISRC” stands for International Standard Recording Code. An ISRC facilitates the exploitation of certain recording rights and can be integrated into any form of digital medium. However, the ISRC is not required by law and does not grant any rights in sound recordings. A sound recording copyright owner can apply for their own Registrant Code […]
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