What MMA’s Mechanical Licensing Collective Means For Songwriters
Many questions remain about how the Mechanical Licensing Collective, not the least of which is who will actually run the organization.
June 04, 2018
Paul McCartney and Sony/ATV Settle Over Rights to Beatles Music
Paul McCartney sued Sony/ATV, seeking a declaratory judgment on whether he would be able to regain his copyright ownership share to the music he helped create.
July 25, 2017
Instagram Introduces New Feature for Labeling Sponsored Ads
Under FTC “truth-in-advertising” rules, spokespeople are required to make disclosures about payments. In an effort to make things more transparent, Instagram introduced a feature in June that will make it easier to label posts that are paid promotions.
July 19, 2017
Supreme Court Rules Ban on Disparaging Trademarks is Unconstitutional
In one of the most anticipated trademark cases in years, the Supreme Court has ruled that prohibiting the registration of disparaging marks violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.
July 05, 2017
Judge Vacates Jersey Boys Copyright Infringement Verdict
Shortly before the musical debuted, Donna Corbello, Woodard’s widow, decided to look into publishing the autobiography. After searching through copyright records, she discovered that DeVito had registered the manuscript in just his name.
June 28, 2017
Is Zorro in the Public Domain? Lawsuit to Find Out Moves Forward
In 2013, Robert Cabell filed a complaint against Zorro Productions in the state of Washington to determine whether the company rightfully owned the intellectual property rights to Zorro, and sought cancellation of its trademarks related to the character, among other claims.
June 20, 2017
Advocates for the Creative Mind
