Should the Compulsory License be Re-Upped?
The compulsory license has passed its sell by date and should be abandoned–but carefully.
Category: Copyright Office
No One Expects the Spanish Inquisition: Second Order Effects on Recordings of MLC’s Hunt for AI in Songs
There are–of course–second order effects of the Copyright Office guidance to MLC on AI.
The Pyncheons’ Dilemma: Limiting the MLC’s AI “Emergency Enforcement Powers”
The Copyright Office “guidance” allowing the MLC to decide what is AI and what isn’t creates a host of problems, underpayments, and a classic boffin-driven train wreck.
Should the @CopyrightOffice begin at the beginning with the MLC’s First Five Year Review?
If we’re going to review the MLC’s performance, shouldn’t we also review the performance of the song compulsory license?
Save the Date: Artist Rights: The Future of the Copyright Royalty Board for Songwriters Webcast 4/7/23 at 1:45pm CT
I’m moderating Artist Rights: The Future of the Copyright Royalty Board for Songwriters to be webcast 4/7/23 at 1:45 pm CT featuring Mitch Glazier Clark Miller and Abby North, hosted by University of Texas School of Law CLE Program.
The Chesterton Fence and the Future of the Copyright Royalty Board
The establishment has seized the CRB reform bandwagon to make sure they still have jobs when the dust settles.
@musictechpolicy Comment to Copyright Office on Termination, the Black Box and Lawlessness at MLC
Chris Castle’s comment to Copyright Office regarding MLC’s broken policy on termination.
Applying a Cost of Living Adjustment to Streaming Mechanicals
Don’t believe them when they tell you that applying a COLA to streaming mechanicals–it’s easy.
When Did Noah Build the Ark? Will there be sanctions for absurd delays at the Copyright Royalty Board?
The CRB should sanction capricious delays that keep songwriters from getting paid.
#DoubleStat: @SenatorLeahy Says Show Me the Money on the MLC–@ArtistRights Watch
Senator Leahy asks the MLC to show him the black box money.
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