Music Royalty Deal Won't Mean Much For Biggest Firms Oct 16, 2008
INTERNET &TECHNOLOGY. INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY. (Investors Business Daily)
President Bush Approves 'Copyright Czar' Bill Oct 14, 2008
President Bush Approves 'Copyright Czar' Bill - News and Analysis by PC Magazine. President Bush Approves 'Copyright Czar' Bill. (PC Magazine)
Music downloads avoid rate hike Oct 8, 2008
The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) asked for the rise while Apple opposed it and said it could result in iTunes being shut down. "We're pleased with the CRB's decision," said Apple's Tom Neumayr. (BBC News -- Technology)
Reactions Positive as CRB Sets Stable Music Rates Oct 6, 2008
The National Music Publishers Association, which had been pushing for a royalty increase, also had positive things to say about the CRB's decision ... " As Israelite noted, it has been a momentous period for online music. In addition to setting digital download rates for the first time, the CRB also endorsed the terms of a settlement of royalty rates for interactive streaming and limited download services. One unfinished piece of business remains: negotiating royalty rates between online radio... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Weekend Update, 10/03/08 Oct 5, 2008
It was threatening to shut down the iTunes Store if the Copyright Royalty Board were to raise royalty rates 66% as had been proposed by the National Music Publishers Association. Tagged. (All Things D Blogs, CA)
Celldex Therapeutics gets $10m milestone payment Oct 3, 2008
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
iTunes store shutdown feared Oct 3, 2008
Page last updated at 16:09 GMT, Wednesday, 1 October 2008 17:09 UK. By Maggie Shiels Technology reporter, BBC News, Silicon Valley. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
H.A.L. - Hollywood's Aggregated Links Oct 3, 2008
HAL - Hollywood's Aggregated Links on Variety. Choose the one that's best for you. (Variety)
U.S. Copyright board fixes royalty rate Oct 3, 2008
The Associated Press. October 2, 2008 at 6:26 PM EDT. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Copyright board leaves royalty rate unchanged Oct 3, 2008
$7 online stock trades. Apple had threatened to shutter its iTunes store if the rate increased. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Federal copyright board to set music royalties Oct 3, 2008
By Ryan Nakashima ASSOCIATED PRESS. 2:03 p.m. October 1, 2008. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Apple Defeats Royalty Hike, So iTunes Store Remains Open Oct 3, 2008
Like the biblical Adam before it, the National Music Publishers Association had to learn the hard way Thursday (October 2) a lesson any schoolchild could have told them for free: Don't ever try to take a second bite of the Apple. Bowing to. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Apple May Shut Down iTunes To Protest Proposed Royalty Hike Oct 3, 2008
"I think we established a case for an increase in the royalties," David Israelite, president of the National Music Publishers Association, told Fortune. "Apple may want to sell songs cheaply to sell iPods. We don't make a penny on the sale of an iPod.". (VHI.com -- Music News)
Music groups agree to music royalties deal Sep 25, 2008
September 24, 2008 at 11:45 AM EDT. Bangalore, India Record labels, music publishers, songwriters and online music services have reached an agreement on how to compensate music creators for online distribution of their content, they said. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
REPPAG expresses concern over abuse of Copyright Law Aug 2, 2008
Music Publishers Association of Ghana (REPPAG), has appealed. to the National Communication Authority (NCA) to compel mobile. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ottawa gets tough with illegal downloaders Jun 15, 2008
Catharine Saxberg, executive director of the Canadian Music Publishers Association, said the new legislation is an important first step toward recognizing the importance of intellectual property rights in Canada. "Canada punches far above its weight internationally in terms of our intellectual property industries and we have long needed the government to recognize that, so hopefully this law will be the beginning of an ongoing recognition of the products of the mind and creative endeavours," she... (Globe and Mail)
New copyright bill aims hefty penalties Jun 13, 2008
The Canadian Record Industry Association, the Canadian Music Publishers Association and the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists also applauded the draft legislation. But the Canadian Music Creators Coalition slammed the bill, characterizing it as "an American-style approach to copyright. It's all locks and lawsuits," according to Safwan Javed, coalition member and drummer for Wide Mouth Mason. (Canada.com)
The Harry Fox Agency and RightsFlow Enter Download Licensing Arrangement May 13, 2008
Source: Harry Fox Agency, Inc.. NEW YORK, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA), a leading U.S. music rights licensing organization, and RightsFlow, a provider of licensing and royalty services, announced today that they have entered a licensing arrangement for full-length, permanent digital downloads. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dropping Off The Beat Feb 28, 2008
David Israelite, president and chief executive of the National Music Publishers Association, which represents songwriters, retorted that it was disingenuous for the CEA to claim the recording industry had created an overly litigious environment when consumer electronics manufacturers have always been aggressive in protecting their own intellectual property. So what does the future hold for record labels in an increasingly online world. (Forbes -- Business)
Google's Tech Move Won't Impress Viacom Oct 17, 2007
GOOGLE'S TECH MOVE WON'T IMPRESS VIACOM. Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Last Update: 10:00 AM EDT. (New York Post -- Business)
Arrest That Stanza! Lyric Sites A Target Sep 12, 2007
The National Music Publishers Association, an industry trade group representing over 800 songwriters and publishers, has launched an attack on both illegal-song lyric sites and search engines that link to them, people familiar with the situation said. Publishers last summer waged a similar crusade against Web sites that published guitar notes from popular songs. (New York Post -- Business)
YouTube to pay royalties to songwriters Sep 1, 2007
The National Music Publishers Association - a similar organisation to the MCPS-PRS in the US - recently joined a class-action lawsuit against YouTube accusing it of copyright infringement. The MCPS-PRS, which counts among its members the four largest publishers - EMI, Sony/ATV, Universal/BMG, and Warner/Chappell - said it would work with YouTube to improve the technology used to monitor songs used in videos on the site, and that initially it would focus on clips which attract the highest... (Times Online)
StreamingMediaWorld Aug 16, 2007
Streaming Media World: Media Player Reviews ming Video, Audio, nformation. It is more and more popular to enjoy favoriate YouTube and Google Video, etc,on mobile devices like Sony PSP,iPod, Zune. (IntranetJournal)
More Parties Join the Google Copyright Lawsuit Aug 9, 2007
Recently , the owners of YouTube, originally filed by Premier League Ltd and music publisher Bourne & Co. The new plaintiffs to the lawsuit are the National Music Publishers Association, the largest U.S. music publishing trade association, the Rugby Football League, the Finnish Football League Association and author Daniel Quinn. Google continues to claim protection under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and removes all content posted without the copyright holders permission, once... (DailyTech)
Rugby joins football against YouTube Aug 9, 2007
The Electric New Paper, Singapore - The Electric New Paper Sports. VIDEO website YouTube's trouble just got bigger. (Electric New Paper)
Eight more parties join YouTube class action case Aug 8, 2007
Author: Tim Smalley Published: 7th Aug 2007. The opposition gains momentum against YouTube, but the video sharing site believes the plaintiffs have misunderstood the DMCA.. (bit-tech.net)
Songsters Join Fight Against YouTube Aug 8, 2007
UPDATED: The National Music Publishers' Association will join the Football Associate Premier League's case against the Google-owned video site. " In joining the Premier League's suit, the NMPA, a trade group "committed to promoting and advancing the interests of music publishers and their songwriting partners," follows Cherry Lane Music Publish Co, The Federation Francaise de Tennis, and Ligue de Football Professionnel. Those organizations signed on in early June, following the suits original... (CIO Information Network)
Music Publishers Join Aug 7, 2007
Members of the National Music Publishers Association own copyrights to lyrics and melodies for songs, separate from the rights to specific recordings of those songs, which are controlled by record labels. Technology and media companies that want to use music typically must secure separate licenses from publishers and record labels. (Wall Street Journal)
YouTube suit tailor made copyright test case Aug 7, 2007
The New Zealand Herald:nzherald. Tuesday August 07, 2007. (New Zealand Herald)
Google's Morbid New Tune Aug 7, 2007
Tuesday, August 07, 2007 Last Update: 06:20 AM EDT. GOOGLE'S MORBID NEW TUNE. (New York Post -- Business)
Tech group files complaint against sports leagues Aug 2, 2007
IDG News Service 8/1/07. Grant Gross, IDG News Service, Washington Bureau. (ITworld -- News)
Legal guitar tabs return to the web Apr 4, 2007
Claiming that they alone have the right to reproduce music (even if that music is written down by volunteers), the Music Publishers Association and its licensing subsidiary the Harry Fox Agency managed to shutter the major tablature sites in the US last year. Now, under a new agreement reached with Musicnotes (one of the largest publishers of sheet music), Harry Fox will allow the company to offer tablature so long as it splits its advertising revenue with the music publishers. (Ars Technica)
BIA Financial Network Mar 28, 2007
XM Satellite Radio slapped with two lawsuits - Baltimore Business Journal. Members: Not Registered. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Musicnotes and Harry Fox Agency Announce Online Guitar Tab Licensing Agreement Mar 28, 2007
Source: Musicnotes, Inc.. and NEW YORK, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Musicnotes, Inc. and The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA) announced today a licensing arrangement that will authorize a newly launched Musicnotes guitar tab download website that utilizes the copyrighted music of HFA's participating music publishers on a commission free basis. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Music Publishers Sue XM Over Digital Copying Mar 26, 2007
The suit, filed in federal court in New York by the National Music Publishers Association, alleges that XM engages in massive copyright infringement through its subscription digital music download service known as XM + MP3. According to the NMPA, the suit was filed after months of discussions between NMPA and XM regarding the satellite radio company's obligation to compensate creators fairly for the songs it distributes. (MediaWeek.com)
Music publishers suit claims copyright abuse by XM Satellite Radio Mar 24, 2007
U.S.-Mexico border crossers will navigate between two time zones until April 1 because the United States went to Daylight Saving Time three weeks early this year. Share your stories with us about missed appointments, sleep deprivation, and how you are managing to keep track of the time. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
XM SUED BY MUSIC GROUPS Mar 23, 2007
Friday, March 23, 2007 Last Update: 07:00 PM EST. March 23, 2007 -- The National Music Publishers' Association, on behalf of Warner/Chappell, Sony/ATV, Universal, BMG, EMI and others, yesterday filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against XM Satellite Radio, alleging that the company's XM+MP3 service is essentially an illegal subscription digital music store. (New York Post -- Business)
Microsoft chastises Google on copyrights Mar 7, 2007
The American Society of Media Photographers, the Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America, and the National Music Publishers Association have friend-of-the-court briefs before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals--siding with the adult photo site and against Google. (Listen to CNET News. (CNET News.com)
Music Industry concern about piracy Feb 15, 2007
Accra, Feb. 15, GNA - The Record Producers and Music Publishers Association of Ghana (REPPAGh) on Wednesday expressed concern about the high level of piracy of music works in the country. It has, therefore, asked stakeholders in the music industry to continue to lobby government and agencies to recognize the threat posed to the society and the country's economy from intellectual property crime. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
