Music Modernization Act: Labels and Publishers Back NMPA’s Bid to Run New Mechanical Rights Society
The United States is about to get an important new collection society, which is expected to oversee hundreds of millions of dollars in royalty payments each year. When President Donald
SPOTIFY SUED BY IP COMPANY WHICH CLAIMS STREAMER INFRINGED YAHOO! PATENTS
Spotify is being sued by a professional IP representative for allegedly infringing on its patents. Excalibur IP lodged a lawsuit with the District of Delaware Court on Monday (January 28).
Spotify CEO joins protest against EU digital-revenues tax
It’s not just Article 13 and new copyright legislation causing controversy within the European Union. The EU could also be in line for a new law involving a 3% tax
Kanye West sues Universal, EMI Music Publishing in apparent bid to own publishing rights
Kanye West launched a pair of lawsuits on Friday (January 25) against two of his music industry partners – Universal Music Group and EMI Music Publishing. Little is known about
US labels see case against stream-ripping sites dismissed
There have been some notable victories in music rightsholders’ campaign against ‘stream-ripping’ sites that help people turn YouTube videos into downloadable MP3 files. This week, though, they encountered a setback,
Music rightsholders call for ‘urgent’ changes to Article 13
The music industry was celebrating on 12 September 2018 when the European Parliament voted (by 438 votes to 226) to pass the Article 13 section of the proposed new European