Bill tries to delay webcasters’ due date
Two U.S. representatives introduced a bill Thursday night as a final attempt to postpone the Sunday due date for Internet radio webcasters and simulcasters to begin paying new royalty rates set by the Copyright Royalty Board for sound recordings.
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Shakur catalog turning EverGreen
EverGreen Copyrights has acquired the writer's share of Tupac Shakur's publishing catalog from his mother, Afeni Shakur, providing the publisher with a revenue stream from more than 350 commercially released songs, countless poems and several albums' worth of unrecorded material.
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Yahoo! not liable in copyright case
A federal jury in New York has decided that Yahoo! Inc.'s Launchcast is not liable to Sony BMG Music Entertainment for copyright infringement.
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Court: Downloading music not a ‘public performance’
Several sources tell Billboard.biz that a federal court has ruled that there is no performance right for publishers and songwriters in a download. The decision came during a proceeding to determine royalty rates between ASCAP and digital services AOL, RealNetworks and Yahoo!.
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ASCAP blue after royalty ruling
Several sources tell Billboard.biz that a federal court has ruled that there is no performance right for publishers and songwriters in a download.
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Jones creates black heritage prod’n music
Quincy Jones is adding his special touch to a production music library. The composer for such films as "In Cold Blood" and "The Color Purple" is producing a heritage black music series for Extreme Music to license for film, television and commercial use.
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UMPG, Eminem sign deal
Universal Music Publishing Group has formed a joint venture with Eminem's publishing company, Shady Music Publishing. The Academy Award and nine-time Grammy Award winner and his manager, Paul Rosenberg, will be signing other writers and artists under the deal.
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