The International Labour Organization’s (“ILO”) Maritime Labour Convention (“MLC”) is providing new rights and protection for more than 1.2 million seafarers working on vessels around…
What do Tom Petty, Bryan Adams, Tom Waits, Kris Kristofferson, and Bob Dylan all have in common? They released iconic albums that generated millions of…
In past years, music has firmly established itself as a free good in the minds of many consumers, making it increasingly difficult to monetize and…
This year marks the two hundredth anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth. The writer was also a tireless advocate for a global copyright framework. But it…
Allowing others the freedom to sample and remix a musician’s work can be a true positive for everyone involved. In the age of technology, there…
It is true that in recent years technology has been challenging the entertainment industry, not only allowing a widely unauthorized circulation of copyrighted works, but…
The largest broadcasting group for radio in the US is Clear Channel Communications, and much of its holdings are in terrestrial radio. It recently struck…
Legislators have tried to adapt copyright law to new inventions since the time of piano rolls. This is because creators beg remuneration in new media.…
‘Graduated response plans’ are geared towards fighting illegal online file sharing and have been implemented over the past two and a half years in France,…
On March 27th, 2012 PRNewswire reported that Sirius XM Radio filed a complaint against SoundExchange, Inc. and American Association of Independent Music (A2IM). The complaint…
Recent debates over a pair of proposed Hollywood backed antipiracy bills have highlighted the public’s concern in allowing government control over major parts of the…
In Hollywood, they call him Dr. Evil. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, his company has stolen over half a billion dollars from copyright…
Grooveshark has been in the news lately. Many of the major music companies have filed suit. Proceedings against Grooveshark started in November 2011, with Universal…
