Copyright

We previously reported that the Performing Rights Organization (“PRO”) Global Music Rights (“GMR”) had filed lawsuits against three radio groups, claiming the groups infringed on copyrights administered by GMR by...

In recent weeks, performing rights organization (“PRO”) Global Music Rights (“GMR”) filed lawsuits against three radio groups, claiming the groups have infringed on copyrights administered by GMR by playing music...

We write today with a reminder for Association Members that it’s that time of year for television stations to file claims for copyright royalties for “distant” carriage of their locally...

The broadcast industry—the Big Four Television Networks, specifically—scored a significant victory over Locast earlier this week in the Networks’ copyright infringement lawsuit against the streaming service.  In response to the...

We write today with a reminder for Association Members that it’s again that time of year for television stations to file distant signal copyright royalty claims.  Claims for 2020 must...

After several delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Copyright Royalty Board (“CRB”) announced its decision (the “Announcement”) adopting the streaming royalty rates that radio stations must pay for the...

It’s again that time of year for television stations to file distant signal copyright royalty claims.  Claims for 2018 must be filed no later than 11:59 p.m. EST on July...

Also last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected an appeal from SoundExchange and upheld the royalty rates that the Copyright Royalty Board (“CRB”)...

Television stations have just one week left to file distant signal copyright royalty claims for the year 2017.  As we have previously reported, claims for 2017 must be filed no...

It’s again that time of year for television stations to file distant signal copyright royalty claims.  Claims for 2017 must be filed no later than 11:59 p.m. EST on July...