Copyright Hearing Recap: Indies Step Forward and Radio Royalties Take Center...
tor-1.JPG Wide Last Thursday, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Propery, and the Internet held a hearing titled “Innovation in America: The Role of Copyrights.” This was the...
View ArticleFMC Statement on Free Market Royalty Act
Narrow Today, Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) introduced the Free Market Royalty Act (FMRA), which would close the decades-old exemption enjoyed by terrestrial AM/FM radio broadcasters that allows them...
View ArticleFMC Statement on Free Market Royalty Act
Bill aims to close loophole for AM/FM radio and compensate performers for airplay September 30, 2013WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Representative Mel Watt (D-NC) introduced the Free Market Royalty Act (FMRA),...
View ArticleMusic industry eyes House changes
The music industry is preparing for changes on the House Judiciary Committee, as Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.) is set to leave.Watt, ranking member of the Judiciary subcommittee on intellectual property, was...
View ArticleThe Quest for Royalties for the Use of Sound Recordings on AM/FM Radio: In...
5972915587_88f67afd89_z (1).jpg Narrow Guest post by Owen J. Sloane (@osloane) and Rachel M. Stilwell (@rachelmstilwell)As nearly two hundred artists, producers, engineers, and music professionals...
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