Court Rules in Favor of Flo & Eddie in California Suit Against Sirius XM for...
As the summer of copyright comes to an end, the music licensing issues which arose causing me to repeatedly write about this extremely contentious season in copyright law are by no means finished (see...
View ArticleNew York Court Finds Public Performance Right in Pre-1972 Sound Recordings –...
On Friday, the US District Court in the Southern District of NY found that there is a public performance right in pre-1972 sound recordings in that state, following two decisions from California...
View ArticleOn Elvis’ Birthday – Looking at the Issues with Pre-1972 Sound Recordings
Today is Elvis Presley’s 80th birthday, so it seems appropriate to revisit the issue of pre-1972 sound recordings, and to take a deeper look at the recent decisions by courts in New York and California...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Murky State of the Performance Right in Pre-1972 Sound...
It’s another summer with music copyright issues hitting the press almost every day. Over the next week or two, we will try to catch up on some of the legal issues raised by all the music news. First,...
View ArticleAppeal of Public Performance Rights in Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Referred to...
Pre-1972 sound recordings are back in the news. Yesterday, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided to defer its consideration of an appeal of a District Court’s decision that NY law...
View ArticleNY State’s Highest Court Finds that There is No Public Performance Right in...
The New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, has ruled that there is no public performance right in pre-1972 sound recordings in the state of New York. The decision (available here...
View ArticleFlo and Eddie NY Suit on Pre-1972 Sound Recordings Ordered Dismissed By Court...
This week, the US Court of Appeals essentially ended Flo and Eddie’s New York case against Sirius XM where it tried to establish a public performance royalty in pre-1972 sound recordings. The Court of...
View ArticleMore on Flo & Eddie: Federal Court Certifies to California State Court...
The music battle continues over the question of whether state laws provide a public performance right in pre-1972 sound recordings. While, as we wrote here and here, the highest court in New York has...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court Rejects Public Performance Right in Pre-1972 Sound...
In a decision this week, the Florida Supreme Court rejected claims by Flo & Eddie (of the 1960s band the Turtles) that there was a common law public performance right in pre-1972 sound recordings...
View ArticleThis Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: August 21, 2021 to August 27, 2021
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your...
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