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13 Jul 2020, 5:01 am by Emma Broches, Julia Solomon-Strauss
The United States faces a growing terrorism problem from the far right and white supremacists. [read post]
30 Dec 2018, 3:03 am by Ben
The change was sparked by a decision by a federal judge in New York who ruled that the key verse in the song was not protected under copyright for lack of originality. [read post]
9 Mar 2018, 11:09 am by Georgialee Lang
De Sousa 2008 ONCJ 807 he had permitted reports from Ontario Job Futures and Statistics Canada as evidence of income levels for a payor in the insurance industry, as the documents came directly from the provincial and federal governments and had some indicia of reliability. [read post]
26 Jan 2018, 4:10 pm by Chris Castle
Our community comprises music composers and lyricists, performers, record companies, music publishers, managers and collecting societies in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. [read post]
29 Dec 2017, 7:34 am by Ben
  BMI filed an action in Federal Rate Court to set interim fees for radio stations represented by the radio industry's trade body the RMLC, while BMI and the RMLC negotiate the terms of a new five-year deal. [read post]
5 Dec 2017, 12:01 pm by ligitsec
Baine, Williams & Connolly, Washington, D.C., for amici Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., Software & Information Industry Association, American Film Marketing Association, Association of American Publishers, American Society of Media Photographers, Professional Photographers Association, Graphic Artists Guild, Interactive Digital Software Association, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc., Producers Guild… [read post]
4 Oct 2017, 4:03 pm by jmalcolm
It's also perplexing to suggest that the fair use doctrine is good enough for the United States, but not good enough for its trading partners Canada and Mexico, simply by virtue that the U.S. has accrued 150 years of case law. [read post]
1 Jul 2016, 6:00 am by Jonathan Bailey
Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Film Studios in Talks With Musicians Guild to Settle Dispute Over Unoriginal Scores First off today, Eriq Gardner at The Hollywood Reporter Esquire reports that the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, often called the Musicians Guild, is close to a settlement with movie studios over the reuse of music in film scores. [read post]
28 Dec 2015, 2:51 am by Ben
  A New York federal judge agreed to certify an interlocutory appeal by SiriusXM against the ruling that gave state copyright law protection to pre-1972 sound recordings. [read post]
22 Apr 2015, 5:45 am by Michael Geist
Term extension for sound recordings and performances was nowhere to be found among the thousands of submissions to the 2010 copyright consultation, it was not discussed in the 2002 Canadian roadmap for copyright reform, and groups like the Canadian Independent Record Production Association and the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada did not raise it in their submissions on copyright reform. [read post]
17 Apr 2015, 1:47 pm by Howard Knopf
Even the recently retired Chairman stated almost 10 years ago that the delay in decision rendering was excessive. [read post]
27 Dec 2014, 2:19 am by Ben
 2014 began with the news from Canada that Quebec artist Claude Robinson’s lengthy battle with Cinar Corp. over copyright infringement had ended  with a partial victory in Supreme Court. [read post]
17 Nov 2013, 5:30 am by Barry Sookman
Gurry at GW Law – Lecture and Live Webcast http://t.co/a0y1hTe0Kn -> Federal Court Decisions Signals Shift in Approach to Damages for Privacy Breaches? [read post]
30 Nov 2011, 4:00 am by Terry Hart
How could musicians earn a living if the public were free to listen to music in our homes? [read post]
13 Sep 2011, 4:00 am by Terry Hart
Many thanks to the MPAA blog for reporting on many of these and providing copies of the letters. 05/12/11 — Joint statement of theAmerican Federation of Musicians (AFM), American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), Directors Guild of America (DGA), International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada… [read post]
30 Aug 2011, 11:46 am
In 2009 the Feds seized several guitars and pallets of wood from a Gibson factory, and both sides have been wrangling over the goods in a case with the delightful name "United States of America v. [read post]
26 May 2011, 9:30 am by Christina D. Frangiosa
The groups signing on to this Joint Statement are the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), Directors Guild of America (DGA), International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, Its Territories and Canada (IATSE), International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG). … [read post]
26 Jul 2010, 12:39 am by Kelly
(1709 Blog) Rightslink gets an upgrade (1709 Blog) Australia Fitzroy Football Club v Brisbane Lions –logo dispute settles (IP Whiteboard) FCA: Entitlement to a design: Courier Pete Pty Ltd v Metroll Queensland Pty Ltd (ipwars.com) (Class 99) (Patentology) Brazil The Brazilian Council of Cultural Entities gives its opinion – copyright reform (IP tango) Good news from Brazil – new online tools for tracking INPI processes; GIs (IP tango) Canada Plaintiff demands $27 million… [read post]