Music Law Updates

Dec 2009	US Appeals court gives funkmaster George another victory Posted in: Copyright, Music Publishing
Dec 2009	Britney’s alleged lip synching prompts political debate Posted in: Contract, Live Events
Dec 2009	Rammstien album cover deemed harmful to minors Posted in: Censorship
Dec 2009	ISPs given safe harbour in Norway Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Dec 2009	Copyright Time Bomb Set to Disrupt Music, Publishing Industries Posted in: Artists, Copyright, Music Publishing, Record Labels
Dec 2009	The Beatles “download” site ordered offline by US Judge Posted in: Copyright, Internet, Record Labels
Dec 2009	The Song Remains The Same: A Review of the Legalities of Music Sampling Posted in: Artists, Copyright, Music Publishing, Record Labels
Dec 2009	Article: AFTER THE GREAT WHITE TRAGEDY Posted in: Articles
Nov 2009	UK Competition Commission rejects Live Nation – Ticketmaster tie up Posted in: Competition, Live Events
Nov 2009	Guns n Roses face sampling claim Posted in: Artists, Copyright, Record Labels
Nov 2009	Content owners lawsuit against ISP reaches Australian court Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Nov 2009	As the Future of Music Conference closes, artists still lead the way in providing new business models Posted in: Copyright
Nov 2009	Will new music streaming business models survive the dawn of the digital age? Posted in: Copyright, Internet, Record Labels
Nov 2009	Icebergs in the Stream – Always the Danger Lurking Beneath Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Nov 2009	Merkel attacks Google’s book project Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Nov 2009	Edwyn Collins furious at MySpace takedown Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Nov 2009	Congress escalates battle over radio royalties Posted in: Copyright
Nov 2009	US Court allows EMI to chase firm’s boss Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Nov 2009	PPL to appeal Copyright Tribunal ‘one size fits all’ decision Posted in: Copyright, Record Labels
Nov 2009	France approves Loi Hadopi – and Europe drops opposition to three strikes Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Nov 2009	The UK Government finally acts on Licensing Act bureaucracy after a barrage of complaints Posted in: Licensing, Live Events
Nov 2009	Pistols at dawn in ice cream wars Posted in: Artists, Trade Mark
Nov 2009	Schwarzenegger signs anti-paparazzi law Posted in: Artists, Privacy
Nov 2009	Beyonce pulls out of Malaysian date for second time Posted in: Artists, Censorship, Live Events
Nov 2009	Article: “NET PROFIT DEALS:” NOT YOUR TRADITIONAL RECORD DEAL Posted in: Articles
Oct 2009	Sony re-release plan prompts police raid Posted in: Artists, Contract, Record Labels
Oct 2009	VPL lose key Copyright Tribunal case Posted in: Copyright, Record Labels
Oct 2009	Veoh’s victory a blow to Viacom’s YouTube claim Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Oct 2009	Hadopi part II – three strikes is back! Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Oct 2009	Google win’s the first battle of the AdWords Posted in: Internet, Trade Mark
Oct 2009	Lap dancing clubs will need new ‘sex encounter’ licence Posted in: Licensing, Live Events
Sep 2009	Final victory for Whiter Shade of Pale organist (Fisher v Brooker [2009] UKHL 41) Posted in: Copyright, Music Publishing
Sep 2009	Tenenbaum guilty of wilful infringement and faces $675,000 damages Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Sep 2009	FCC intervenes in US radio battle Posted in: Copyright
Sep 2009	Knockback for labels in US streaming decision Posted in: Copyright, Internet, Record Labels
Sep 2009	UK Government fast tracks anti-piracy proposals Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Sep 2009	Publishers launch action against lyric sites Posted in: Copyright, Internet, Music Publishing
Sep 2009	Ahoy there Pirates – more stories from the Bay Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Aug 2009	Content owners celebrate US court successes Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Aug 2009	Guns ‘n’ Roses leaker gets probation and gets to make an advert Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Aug 2009	Music fans still prefer CDs to Downloads Posted in: Copyright, Internet, Record Labels
Aug 2009	A big week for copyrights and piracy Posted in: Copyright, Internet, Music Publishing
Aug 2009	South Korea, Ireland and, errm Hull, take action over illegal downloads Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Aug 2009	Youtube and Google win partial victory in ongoing US battle Posted in: Copyright, Internet
Aug 2009	Republicans settle with Browne Posted in: Advertising, Artists, Copyright
Aug 2009	Court confirms that the SIA is entitled to prosecute Posted in: Health & Safety, Live Events
Aug 2009	Second death at Madonna stage collapse Posted in: Health & Safety, Live Events
Aug 2009	Big Green Gathering cancelled Posted in: Licensing, Live Events
Aug 2009	UK Government rejects key licensing recommendations Posted in: Licensing, Live Events
Aug 2009	The day live music died Posted in: Licensing, Live Events

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