This post assumes you’ve read the previous two, if you haven’t you can find them here and here. It is […]

Matthew Lane · April 19, 2017

What Do Licensing, the Rhine, and the Silk Road Have In Common? In my last post I explained the history […]

Matthew Lane · April 7, 2017

Latest record industry figures confirm 4 years of consistent revenue growth – if you look at the right numbers. Tales […]

Maud Sacquet · April 3, 2017

Yesterday several hundred musicians filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit in support of plaintiff-appellants Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, […]

Ali Sternburg · August 31, 2016

Today the Department of Justice announced it would make no changes to the antitrust consent decrees that govern coordinated action […]

Ali Sternburg · August 4, 2016

This morning Google released an updated “How Google Fights Piracy” report, an extensive survey of how assorted Google products, including […]

Matt Schruers · July 13, 2016

Less than a week after agreeing to pay $1.75 million to the Department of Justice to settle an investigation into […]

Matt Schruers · May 19, 2016

Today the new Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruling was released, announcing royalty rates that will impact music streaming services and […]

Ali Sternburg · December 16, 2015

Singer/songwriter John Fogerty’s new memoir Fortunate Son reminds us that the fiercest battles in the copyright area often are not […]

Jonathan Band · October 20, 2015

When it comes to the nexus between competition and regulation, competition is all too often cursed with fair-weather friends.  For […]

Matt Schruers · August 17, 2015