ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), one of the three Performing Rights Organizations in the U.S., is a collection agency concerned with the public performance of their members’ copyrighted material. In an attempt to preserve these copyrights and their protection, ASCAP has directed a new attack at those they deem “pontificators of copy [...]
Posts Tagged ‘music’ASCAP Seeks Money to Battle Free CultureWednesday, July 14th, 2010Dispute Arises Over Coca-Cola’s World Cup Campaign AnthemFriday, July 9th, 2010As World Cup 2010 comes into the final stretch in South Africa, Coca-Cola faces litigation involving the Spanish mix of its campaign anthem, “Wavin’ Flag”. “Wavin’ Flag” was originally written by Somali-born K’Naan, and is used by Coca-Cola for their 2010 FIFA World Cup marketing campaign. Coca-Cola released an English version of the song, as [...] RIAA 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 [...] Google sues small indie music labelThursday, May 20th, 2010Earlier this month Google filed a complaint in California Northern District Court, asking a federal judge for declaratory judgment in the search giant’s recent copyright infringement lawsuit with Blues Destiny Records. Google’s complaint follows from an initial lawsuit brought by Florida-based Blues Destiny Records in December 2009. Microsoft and Rapidshare were also named as defendants [...] SXSW This Week!Sunday, March 14th, 2010I’m going to South By Southwest (SXSW), the biggest music industry conference in the world, this week. This will be my second year at SXSW. Last year, I had the opportunity to meet one of my music attorney role models, Ken Abdo. I also discovered Meiko, Lenka, and began the interviews for my new book [...] |
