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10 May 2010, 8:55 am by Ken Davidson
On this day in 2000, the FTC announced a settlement of a price-fixing case against the five largest music distributors: Universal Music and Video Distribution (UMVD), Sony Corp. of America, Time Warner Inc., EMI Music Distribution and Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG). [read post]
29 Mar 2010, 6:13 pm by Adam Thierer
In the first installment of the series, Berin and I critiqued an old idea that’s suddenly gained new currency: taxing media devices or distribution systems to fund media content. [read post]
17 Feb 2010, 5:37 pm by Sheppard Mullin
 The Defendants in the Starr case include Sony Corp., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Bertelsmann Inc., Vivendi’s Universal Music Group, Time Warner Inc., Warner Music Group Corp. [read post]
26 Jan 2010, 4:07 am
District Court Erred in Dismissing Antitrust Class Action because Allegations in Class Action Complaint were Sufficient to “Plausibly Suggest” an Agreement Among Defendants in Violation of Sherman Act Second Circuit Holds Several class actions were filed in various state and federal courts against numerous defendants, including Sony BMG Music Entertainment, EMI, Universal Music Group Recordings, Warner Music Group and others,… [read post]
25 Jan 2010, 8:07 pm
District Court Erred in Dismissing Antitrust Class Action because Allegations in Class Action Complaint were Sufficient to “Plausibly Suggest” an Agreement Among Defendants in Violation of Sherman Act Second Circuit Holds Several class actions were filed in various state and federal courts against numerous defendants, including Sony BMG Music Entertainment, EMI, Universal Music Group Recordings, Warner Music Group and others, alleging… [read post]
14 Jan 2010, 3:23 pm
The court pointed to the plaintiffs’ contention that the defendants—EMI, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group Recordings, Inc., and Warner Music Group Corp. [read post]
18 Dec 2009, 6:33 am
Between $50 million and $6 billion may be owed to musicians and artists in Canada (Ars Technica) Chet Baker has sued the major record labels for copyright : Chet Baker v Sony BMG Music, EMI Music, Universal and Warner Music (IPblog) Ottawa record store owner pleads guilty to copyright infringement (Michael Geist) Search engine on ACTA – future Canadian copyright policy (Michael Geist) Canada dragging its feet on open data initiatives (Michael Geist)… [read post]
23 Oct 2009, 6:11 am
You can separately subscribe to the IP Think Tank Global Week in Review at the Subscribe page: [duncanbucknell.com]   Highlights this week included: Google book digitisation prompts EU to rethink copyright – EC communication on ‘Copyright in the Knowledge Economy’ (Ars Technica) (IP Watch) (Managing IP) China Written Works Copyright Society objects to Google settlement (IP Dragon) (China Hearsay) French Conseil Constitutionnel rules country’s new and… [read post]
23 Oct 2009, 5:11 am
- Joint statement from the Online Commerce Roundtable participants on 'Gerneral principles for the online distribution of music' (1709 Copyright Blog) Enforcement of rights on the internet in Belarus and Ukraine (Class 46) Nokia sues Apple, says iPhone infringes patents (Ars Technica) France Conseil Constitutionnel rules country's new and improved internet disconnection law is now legal (Ars Technica) Japan Winny developer acquitted - Japanese Court quashes… [read post]
23 Oct 2009, 5:11 am
- Joint statement from the Online Commerce Roundtable participants on 'Gerneral principles for the online distribution of music' (1709 Copyright Blog) Enforcement of rights on the internet in Belarus and Ukraine (Class 46) Nokia sues Apple, says iPhone infringes patents (Ars Technica) France Conseil Constitutionnel rules country's new and improved internet disconnection law is now legal (Ars Technica) Japan Winny developer acquitted - Japanese Court quashes… [read post]
27 Jul 2009, 7:18 am
G-2/08 (PatLit) MARQUES and other organisation take united position on the Cooperation Fund (Class 46) EU communication on future of competition law framework for motor vehicle sector (BLOG@IP::JUR) EU ‘Friends of the Presidency Group’ discussing non-agricultural geographic indications (BLOG@IP::JUR) Scents and sense – or perfumes for peanuts? [read post]
9 Apr 2009, 8:39 am
You can separately subscribe to the IP Think Tank Global Week in Review at the Subscribe page: [duncanbucknell.com]   Highlights this week included: French Parliament passes 3-strikes HADOPI law (Ars Technica) (Media Wonk) (TorrentFreak) (IPKat) (Out-Law) (Intellectual Property Watch) (TorrentFreak) (Ars Technica) (ContentAgenda) USTR releases ACTA summary (Public Knowledge) (Public Knowledge) (Ars Technica) (ContentAgenda) (Out-Law) (Intellectual Property Watch) Court of Appeals for the… [read post]
13 Feb 2009, 8:00 am
(Spicy IP)   Italy Pre-emptive remedies in Italy (PatLit)   Japan Fair Trade Commission orders music copyright group to end monopolistic practice (ContentAgenda) (ContentAgenda)   Malawi Are consumers in Malawi just more brand-savvy? [read post]
23 Jan 2009, 1:00 am
(IPKat) Open Rights Group video on proposed term extension of sound recordings (Excess Copyright) (IPKat) (Lessig) Does ACTA secrecy violate European law? [read post]
9 Jan 2009, 7:00 am
Riches, McKenzie & Herbert LLP (Canadian Trademark Blog) Canadian Private Copying Collective and Best Buy resolve private copying dispute (Michael Geist) 200,000 pirated DVDs confiscated in GTA mall raids; Industry group behind 2-month operation suspects 'hard-core' retailers are linked to organized crime (ContentAgenda) After successfully battling Kraft before Supreme Court, Euro-Excellence settles with Kraft in copyright battle over parallel importation of chocolates… [read post]
9 Jan 2009, 3:00 am
(Techdirt) US Copyright Office seeking comments on proposed exempted classes of works (Daily Dose of IP) Lawrence Lessig opinion article: Don’t make kids online crooks (ContentAgenda) BitTorrent as marketing tool, nominated for an interactive award (TorrentFreak) Copyright laws are working – tale of two creators (ContentAgenda) Developing decent digital distribution solutions – Part III (Ip's What's Up)   US Copyright - Decisions District… [read post]
20 Dec 2008, 3:00 am
gain upper hand in Blu-ray DRM battle (Ars Technica)   Africa South African Times report on state of African music, lack of support and protection (Afro-IP)   Australia Australian Copyright Tribunal: consumer valuation of copyright: Audio-Visual Copyright Society (t/a Screenrights) v Foxtel and Re PPCA (IPKat) (IP finance) Innovation patents in Australia. [read post]