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8 Nov 2010, 8:04 am by Stephen Albainy-Jenei
  The Citizen Media Law Project notes that the mere fact that a novel is labeled a work of fiction will not automatically insulate its author and publisher from a suit for defamation. [read post]
12 Oct 2010, 10:13 am by admin
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a ruling against the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (”ASCAP”), confirming the decision that music downloads are not “public performances,” and therefore copyright owners are not entitled to additional royalties. [read post]
30 Sep 2010, 6:45 am by David G. Badertscher
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, 09-0539-cv (L)FREE WITH REGISTRATION U.S. [read post]
28 Sep 2010, 2:18 pm by Doug
Second Circuit Court of Appeals asked a lower court  to take another look at the rates it set for Yahoo and RealNetworks to pay in licensing fees to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. [read post]
25 Aug 2010, 11:29 am by Susan Schneider
This fall, we welcome the largest LL.M. class ever, with an enrollment of nineteen candidates - seventeen new LL.M. candidates and two returning part-time candidates - in a class composed of a mix of experienced attorneys and recent law graduates.Our experienced attorneys have professional experience that includes leadership at Wal-Mart as Sustainable Development Director, Judge Advocate service at the Pentagon, service as an FAA Regional Environmental Counsel, and international trade… [read post]
18 Aug 2010, 8:30 am by On the Net
Performing rights organizations in the United States came into being in 1914, when a group of musicians, including Victor Herbert, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin and John Philip Sousa, founded the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, otherwise known as ASCAP, the nation’s first P.R.O., in 1914. [read post]
16 Jul 2010, 2:10 am by Kelly
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v Bell Canada, et al (jiplp) Federal Court rules internet providers not broadcasters (Michael Geist) James Moore’s ‘Radical Extremist’ speech: annotated edition (Michael Geist) (Michael Geist) Winnipeg Dance Company loses hundreds of videos on music claim (Michael Geist) Ole calls for ISP monitoring of customer content (Michael Geist) Chile Software piracy indicates unpaid taxes (IP… [read post]
30 Jun 2010, 8:57 am by Jonathan Bailey
Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.1: Copyright War Escalates With NMPA Joining ASCAPs Attack on Free CultureFirst off today, a letter from American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) to its 300,000+ member artists has stirred controversy by claiming they need money to fight enemies of copyright including the EFF, Publick Knowledge and, most controversial of all, Creative Commons. [read post]
25 Jun 2010, 12:35 pm by David Kravets
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is urging the membership to donate money to battle the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge and even Creative Commons. [read post]
22 Jun 2010, 9:07 am by Jonathan Bailey
While this may or may not be true, this comes as Britain is dealing with the Digital Economy Act, which asks ISPs and search engines to do more to stop copyright infringement.3: ASCAP Files 21 Copyright Suits Against Bars and ClubsFinally today, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers filed suit on Monday against 21 bars and clubs across the country for performing songs in their catalog without a license. [read post]
13 Jun 2010, 9:50 pm by David Harlow
But they do: In the 1990s, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) asked members of the American Camping Association, including Girl Scout troops,to pay royalties for singing copyrighted songs at camp. [read post]
12 Jun 2010, 12:20 am by pete.black@gmail.com (Peter Black)
But they do: In the 1990s, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) asked members of the American Camping Association, including Girl Scout troops,to pay royalties for singing copyrighted songs at camp. [read post]
8 Jun 2010, 12:21 pm by Guest Blogger
But they do: In the 1990s, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) asked members of the American Camping Association, including Girl Scout troops,to pay royalties for singing copyrighted songs at camp. [read post]
7 Jun 2010, 8:10 pm by Ben Sheffner
Not much, if the songwriters licensed the public performance rights to their music to the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers or Broadcast Music Inc. [read post]
10 May 2010, 2:59 am
  Tozzi notes that "Between 2002 and 2007, the number of American farms increased by 76,000, according to the latest data from the U.S. [read post]
7 May 2010, 10:00 pm by Tom Goldstein
Kagan’s 2001 article “Presidential Administration,” published in the Harvard Law Review, was named the year’s top scholarly article by the American Bar Association’s Section on Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. [read post]
20 Mar 2010, 11:59 am
The seven-member Court, composed of “jurists of the highest moral authority and of recognized competence in the field of human rights” from member states of the Organization of American States, found that Mexico had violated human rights laws by failing to investigate these killings diligently and failing to punish officials who mishandled the murder investigations. [read post]
9 Feb 2010, 11:51 am by Ben Sheffner
Slate just posted this piece I wrote, which urges The Boss to stay and fight:It was a classic piece of music industry journalism: Rapacious Big Music beats up on hapless Little Guy, with The Artist, who just wants to make ars gratia artis, caught in the middle.This time, Big Music was ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, which collects licensing royalties for songwriters, composers, and music publishers. [read post]
1 Feb 2010, 6:01 am by Nancy Prager
The vast majority of owners of copyrights in musical compositions in the United States are aligned with one of three performance rights organizations (a “PRO”): The American Society of Composers and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Inc. and SESAC. [read post]