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Music Policy Summit in D.C.
By Richard Amada on Sep 29, 2009 | In Music
For those in the Washington, D.C., area...Just thought you might like to know there's an event billed as the Future of Music Coalition Policy Summit scheduled to take place October 4 - 6, 2009. The summit is supposed to cover music technology, policy, a… more »
Are They Entitled to a Bigger Bite of the Apple?
By Richard Amada on Sep 23, 2009 | In Music
It's another contract dispute based on interpretation of what the agreement actually means. In this case, the music publisher for Eminem and another party are suing Apple, Inc., over what they claim is Apple's unauthorized use of a number of songs, incl… more »
No Charge No Defense
By Richard Amada on Sep 21, 2009 | In General
A question came up recently in which a friend was inquiring about a fair use exception to the copyright law. Among the things my friend pointed out was that there was no admission charge involved.
Just so we're all clear on this important point, whet… more »
Cut the Wise Quacks
By Richard Amada on Sep 16, 2009 | In General
Just in case you thought only musicians have an intellectual property interest in the sounds they make professionally, there's a case that was filed in California in which the dispute centers around a kazoo that makes a duck-like quack.
It seems a San… more »
Someone Thinks He's Gone Hollywood
By Richard Amada on Sep 14, 2009 | In Performing Arts, Literary
There's an interesting article in this month's Dramatists Guild newsletter. The article was about a theater company that had invited playwrights to apply for the opportunity to write a commissioned musical. So far, so good. Right?
Well, according t… more »
More on the Mouse that Swallowed the Spider
By Richard Amada on Sep 3, 2009 | In Literary, Cinema, TV, Radio
Commenting on the previous post about Disney acquiring Marvel Entertainment and its 5,000 characters (including superheros like Spiderman and Iron Man), a friend and filmmaker posed the following question:
Does this mean they own just the image/likene… more »
