Music Licensing

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”)...

Last week, by a unanimous voice vote, the Senate passed the Orrin G. Hatch Music Modernization Act (“MMA”) (H.R. 1551), which will bring sweeping reforms to music copyright law for...

Commercial radio stations wishing to extend their interim license with performing rights organization GMR (Global Music Rights) must take action by September 30, 2018.  You’ll recall that GMR was formed...

Thousands of digital television broadcast licensees and permittees will be spared the time and resources (and headaches!) associated with filing the Annual DTV Ancillary/Supplementary Services Report (formerly known as “Form...

In a vote seeking to bring sweeping changes to the music licensing ecosystem—not to mention a rare show of unanimity on Capitol Hill—the House of Representatives recently passed the Music...

Commercial radio stations should also be mindful of a second March 31, 2018, deadline having to do with music licensing.  Stations have until March 31, 2018, to “opt in” to...

Commercial radio stations wishing to extend their interim license with performing rights organization GMR (Global Music Rights) must take action by March 31, 2018.  As we have previously reported, GMR...

The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) recently announced an increase in the sound recording royalty rates that noninteractive webcasters pay to SoundExchange, effective January 1, 2018.  Each year, the CRB is...

Broadcasters operating websites that wish to avail themselves of certain copyright infringement protection under the DMCA must, among other things, register a “designated agent” with the U.S. Copyright Office.  On...

Radio stations wishing to extend their interim license with performing rights organization (PRO) Global Music Rights (GMR) must take action by Saturday, Sept. 30.  As we have previously reported, GMR (a...