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Potential Bad News for UGC Music Sites: Pre-1972 Tracks May Not Be Covered By the DMCA’s Safe Harbor

by Fernando Bohorquez, Jr. | BakerHostetler on 5/6/2013

When you think of “Peggy Sue” by Buddy Holly, “Johnny B. Goode” by Chuck Berry, and “My Girl” by the Temptations, you think classic, iconic, rock and roll. Now, in light of the most recent legal setback against music sharing...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- April 19, 2013

by Meg Charendoff, Tal Dickstein, W. Allan Edmiston, David Grossman, Jonathan Neil Strauss, Jonathan Zavin | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 4/22/2013

- Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi, Inc., USDC S.D. New York, March 30, 2013 ..District court grants summary judgment in favor of plaintiff Capitol Records on its copyright claims against ReDigi, online “reseller” of...more

Federal Court Says No to “Used” Digital Music Marketplace

by Daniel Zlatnik | Morrison Foerster - Social Media on 4/17/2013

Digital music has come a long way since the era of widespread unauthorized sharing, with digital music sales estimated to be approaching $6 billion worldwide. As this market grows, a natural question is whether there can be a...more

Video Sharing App Vine Hit with Takedown Notice from Prince [Video]

by LXBN on 4/12/2013

It was only a matter of time. Every social network encounters these headaches, particularly social networks built around video. As the title gives away, video sharing app Vine, owned by Twitter, was issued a DMCA takedown...more

Capital Records v. ReDigi, Inc.: New York District Court Determines that First Sale Doctrine does NOT apply to Digital Media. Did...

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 4/12/2013

On March 30, 2013, only 11 days after the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley to extend the first sale doctrine to foreign made goods, a United States District Court in the Southern District of New...more

Southern District of New York Holds Copyright First Sale Doctrine Does Not Apply to Digital Music Files; Resale of Digital Music...

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 4/10/2013

In Capital Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., 12 Civ. 95, (Mar. 30, 2013) (“Capital Records v. ReDigi”) Judge Sullivan of the Southern District of New York held that the copyright “first sale doctrine is limited to ‘material...more

The Aereo and ReDigi Decisions: Courts Continue to Wrestle With the Application of Copyright Law to the Redistribution of Digital...

by Eric Feder, James Rosenfeld | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/10/2013

A series of recent decisions in the Second and Ninth Circuits—including Viacom v. YouTube and UMG v. Veoh (both dealing with the distribution of user-posted copyrighted content by video hosting services) and AP v. Meltwater...more

It’s Illegal to Resell iTunes Songs Online, Court Rules

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 4/5/2013

Digital music cannot be sold secondhand over the Internet, even if the seller deletes the original file, a federal judge ruled last week....more

The Interplay Between Digital Media and the First Sale Doctrine

by Richard Raysman | Holland & Knight LLP on 4/3/2013

The first sale doctrine allows owners of copies of copyrighted works (e.g. used books, CDs, DVDs) to resell their copies without restriction, and it is this distinction between sales and licenses that has made the licensing...more

Music Law Weekly Case Update for Music Industry Executives - March 14, 2013

by Barry Slotnick | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 3/14/2013

In This Issue: - Scorpio Music (Black Scorpio) S.A. v. Willis, USDC S.D. California, March 4, 2013: District court denies motion to dismiss Village People lead singer’s counterclaim asserting 50 percent...more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- March 14, 2013

by Jonathan Zavin | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 3/14/2013

In This Issue: - Gibson Guitar Corp. v. Viacom International, Inc., USDC C.D. California, March 8, 2013: District court grants Viacom’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s Lanham Act and related state law claims for...more

New Happy Birthday Song, Copyright-Free [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/19/2013

That's "It's your Birthday!" by Monk Turner and Fascinoma. If New Jersey radio station WFMU and the Free Music Archive have their way, it will soon replace the most recognized song in the English language, "Happy Birthday...more

Publish or Perish: Sony Releases Compilation of 50-Year-Old Bob Dylan Bootlegs to Comply with EU Directive

by Dennis O. Cohen, David McMillan | BakerHostetler on 2/11/2013

Exploiting a recent European Union Directive extending the term of copyright for sound recordings, Sony released an 86-track collection of Bob Dylan recordings, including studio outtakes and live recordings from 1962-63....more

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- February 6, 2013

by Jonathan Zavin | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 2/7/2013

In This Issue: - Lenz v. Universal Music Corporation, USDC N.D. California, January 24, 2013. District court denies parties’ motions for cross summary judgment on plaintiff's claim of misrepresentation under the...more

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Potential Bad News for UGC Music Sites: Pre-1972 Tracks May Not Be Covered By the DMCA’s Safe Harbor

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- April 19, 2013

Federal Court Says No to “Used” Digital Music Marketplace

Video Sharing App Vine Hit with Takedown Notice from Prince [Video]

Capital Records v. ReDigi, Inc.: New York District Court Determines that First Sale Doctrine does NOT apply to Digital Media. Did...

Southern District of New York Holds Copyright First Sale Doctrine Does Not Apply to Digital Music Files; Resale of Digital Music...

The Aereo and ReDigi Decisions: Courts Continue to Wrestle With the Application of Copyright Law to the Redistribution of Digital...

It’s Illegal to Resell iTunes Songs Online, Court Rules

The Interplay Between Digital Media and the First Sale Doctrine

Music Law Weekly Case Update for Music Industry Executives - March 14, 2013

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- March 14, 2013

New Happy Birthday Song, Copyright-Free [Video]

Publish or Perish: Sony Releases Compilation of 50-Year-Old Bob Dylan Bootlegs to Comply with EU Directive

IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update for Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks -- February 6, 2013

Video Sharing App Vine Hit with Takedown Notice from Prince [Video]

New Happy Birthday Song, Copyright-Free [Video]

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