Music Law Updates

Dec 2006	Digital Freedom Campaign launches to fierce copyright industry opposition Posted in: Copyright, Music Publishing, Record Labels
Dec 2006	The Legal Smack Down On Music Sampling: Is The Age Of Hip Hop Over? Posted in: Artists, Copyright, Record Labels
Dec 2006	Publisher’s plagiarism claim against 50 Cent fails Posted in: Copyright, Music Publishing
Dec 2006	A case of look-alikes and smell-alikes: L’Oreal v Bellure (2006) Posted in: Artists, Live Events, Trade Mark
Dec 2006	Buffet fights online merchandisers Posted in: Artists, Trade Mark
Dec 2006	Kazaa settles with US music publishing industry Posted in: Copyright, Internet, Music Publishing
Dec 2006	Spanish Court finds private downloading legal Posted in: Copyright, Internet, Record Labels
Dec 2006	Australian copyright law limps into the digital age Posted in: Copyright, Internet, Record Labels
Dec 2006	IFPI Knocked by Chinese decision Posted in: Copyright, Internet, Record Labels
Dec 2006	New rules for illegal downloading in Germany Posted in: Copyright, Internet, Record Labels
Dec 2006	No deal – so Universal take on MySpace Posted in: Copyright, Internet, Record Labels
Dec 2006	IFPI responds to European piracy rulings Posted in: Copyright, Record Labels
Dec 2006	Will safety law kill clubs? Seattle club owners fear sprinkler rule is one business cost too many Posted in: Health & Safety, Live Events
Dec 2006	The UK’s new Licensing Act rings in the changes Posted in: Health & Safety, Licensing, Live Events
Dec 2006	The rules for patents for computer software examined in Aerotel v Telco (2006) Posted in: Internet, Patents
Dec 2006	Vivendi’s purchase of BMG Music clears first regulatory hurdle Posted in: Competition, Music Publishing
Dec 2006	Sports agents are ‘less essential’ than Artist Managers Proform v Proactive Posted in: Artists, Contract
Dec 2006	The courts must decide who actually wrote A Whiter Shade of Pale Posted in: Artists, Copyright, Music Publishing
Dec 2006	New survey says public ‘support’ extending the copyright term in sound recordings Posted in: Copyright, Record Labels
Dec 2006	BPI welcome successes against CD and DVD pirates Posted in: Artists, Copyright, Record Labels, Trade Mark
Dec 2006	The End User: When it comes to digital hardware, copyright levies are a taxing debate Posted in: Copyright, Record Labels
Dec 2006	New exceptions to DCMA anti-circumvention rules Posted in: Copyright
Dec 2006	60s pop star wins libel settlement Posted in: Artists, Defamation, Music Publishing
Nov 2006	Does Top Of The Pops need a licence? Posted in: Health & Safety, Live Events
Nov 2006	Limewire files countersuit against major labels alleging anti-trust violations Posted in: Competition, Copyright, Internet, Record Labels
Nov 2006	House Panel Tackles Piracy Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Nov 2006	Streamcast found liable for copyright infringement in the USA Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Nov 2006	British Library voices concerns over copyright law Posted in: Copyright, Record Labels
Nov 2006	ASMEC Forum highlights problems in online licensing Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Nov 2006	New royalty models for online services Posted in: Copyright, Internet, Music Publishing, Record Labels
Nov 2006	Plagiarism case against Beyonce fails Posted in: Copyright, Music Publishing
Nov 2006	IFPI continue actions against file swappers Posted in: Copyright, Internet, Record Labels
Nov 2006	Google snaps up Youtube for $1.65 billion Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Nov 2006	United States v Google? As it buys YouTube, does Google now have market dominance? Posted in: Competition, Internet
Nov 2006	Sony and BMG to appeal the annulment of their merger by the European Court Posted in: Competition, Record Labels
Nov 2006	CBS makes peace with Spitzer Posted in: Competition
Nov 2006	US Copyright Office agitates publishers over statutory licences for ringtones Posted in: Competition, Copyright, Music Publishing, Record Labels
Nov 2006	Court Rules Google’s use of trademarks as keywords is non-infringing Posted in: Internet, Trade Mark
Nov 2006	Public house fined for unlicensed door staff Posted in: Health & Safety, Live Events
Nov 2006	FKP Scorpio Konzertproduction Gmbh v Finanzamt Hamburg-Eimsbüttel ECJ C290-04 Posted in: Artists, Live Events, Taxation
Nov 2006	Centro di Musicologia Walter Stauffer v Finanzamt München für Körperschaften ECJ C386-04 Posted in: Live Events, Taxation
Nov 2006	Centro Equestro de Leziria Grande Lda ECJ C345-04 Posted in: Live Events, Taxation
Nov 2006	US tightens up on non-resident taxation Posted in: Artists, Live Events, Taxation
Nov 2006	UK opera house wins major tax victory Posted in: Live Events, Taxation
Nov 2006	Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra v Revenue and Customs Commissioners (2006) EWCA Civ 1281 Posted in: Live Events, Taxation
Nov 2006	Dutch taxation of nonresident artists & athletes to end Posted in: Artists, Live Events, Taxation
Nov 2006	Macca applies for trade mark Posted in: Artists, Trade Mark
Nov 2006	Rooney gets back domain name Posted in: Artists, Trade Mark
Nov 2006	Jameel – a victory for responsible journalism Posted in: Defamation, Internet
Oct 2006	MPA goes after fan guitar sites Posted in: Copyright, Internet, Music Publishing

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