On March 19, 2013, the Supreme Court ruled, in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, that the First Sale Doctrine trumps a copyright owner’s importation rights. Kirtsaeng came to the United States from Thailand to study at Cornell University. He […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The consideration of H. R. 6480 (“Internet Radio Fairness Act”) in the House has caused quite a stir. On one side, the musicians and publishers are enjoying a level of royalties from internet radio, such as Pandora and iHeartRadio, not […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Justin Bieber’s legal team is denying allegations that the 17-year-old fathered a baby with a 20-year-old California woman. The woman, Mariah Yeater, says the teen superstar is the father of her 4-month-old son Tristyn. Yeater filed a lawsuit in San […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Although the world has most certainly lost all hope of a Smiths reunion any time in the near future, fans of the Brit group will be excited to hear that the band’s lead singer, Morrissey, may be performing soon…in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Victor Willis is not just the “cop/sailor” from the Village People. He is now leading the voice for musicians seeking to take back control of their copyrighted works. On Wednesday, attorneys for Willis appeared in front of a federal judge […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Lionsgate has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit for music that was included in the documentary “More Than a Game.” The documentary follows LeBron James and his teammates through their high school basketball careers. The infringement issue comes from […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last month, Deborah L. Cohen writing for the ABA Journal, profiled Elizabeth Kelley, a criminal defense attorney in Cleveland who is hitting the airwaves to speak to listeners about criminal issues specifically as they relate to celebrities. Listeners tune in to her show, Celebrity […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Americans have been suffering from what has been dubbed, “The Great Recession,” for damn near a decade now. Spending habits have been altered, jobs have been lost, and an all around less consumer-friendly environment exists as a result. Recent polls […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Amazon’s cloud-based storage system, Cloud Drive, was recently launched, offering Amazon customers 5GB of online storage space for their digital files. These days, an internet locker isn’t exactly news, but Amazon has also launched a companion music-streaming application called Cloud […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the latest celebrity tax case, rapper Ja Rule has admitted to failing to pay taxes on approximately $3 million in income and may face up to three years in federal prison. Ja Rule joins the ranks of several other […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…