Big news about the Performance Rights Act and the future of sound recording copyrights in the U.S! The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently weighed in on the issue of the Performance Rights Act, which would make terrestrial radio stations subject to paying royalties to the sound recording copyright owners. For a discussion of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Legal News’United States GAO Weighs In On Performance Rights ActFriday, June 18th, 2010RIAA Celebrates Win in LimeWire LawsuitTuesday, June 1st, 2010U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood has ruled in favor of the RIAA in its lawsuit against Lime Wire LLC, the company behind P2P client LimeWire. Wood stated Lime Wire committed copyright infringement, engaged in unfair competition, and induced copyright infringement. The company’s founder Mark Gorton was also held personally responsible. The RIAA originally filed a [...] No Doubt win latest round in lawsuit against ActivisionWednesday, May 12th, 2010The latest development in No Doubt’s lawsuit against Activision occurred Thursday April 15, when Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kenji Machida issued a tentative ruling rejecting Activision’s 1st Amendment defense claims in its use of No Doubt avatars in the “Band Hero” game. No Doubt first filed a lawsuit against Activision following the release [...] The Affordable Health Care for America Act and Small BusinessSunday, November 8th, 2009The much-debated Affordable Health Care for America Act passed in the U.S. House of Reprsentatives over the weekend. It purports to guarantee health care stability, lower costs, increase quality, create myriad plan choices for the American public, and cover 96% of Americans. The hope is that having a public option of government backed insurance will [...] Taking the “No” Out of CasinoWednesday, November 4th, 2009In yesterday’s election, the hotly-contested Issue 3 was passed, by a 53% majority, in Ohio. This is an amendment to the Ohio Constitution that will allow for the establishment of four casinos in the state: one each in Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo, and Cincinnati. It will not affect lotteries, bingo, or horse-racing in the state. The [...] |