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Music
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The Trichordist
Human Made, Human Paid: The Musicians Union’s Three Cs of AI
The American Federation of Musicians is drawing a line between the record labels’ AI licensing deals and the musicians whose performances made those deals valuable in the first place. The…
Jotwell
Insightful New Empirical Study Measuring Market Effects
The Copyright Act is turning fifty this year. One of the many things that has not changed in U.S. copyright law is a ongoing struggle to map the territory of…
The Trichordist
The American Music Fairness Act: Will Justice Cross the Finish Line
The American Music Fairness Act is still alive in the 119th Congress in the post-Labor Day political season, and with Congress heading toward the final stretch of the year, it…
Whitman Legal Solutions Blog
Businesses Must Comply with Copyright Law When Playing Recorded Music
Muzak has become a generic term for the background music playing in elevators, offices, and waiting rooms. But Muzak started with a much bigger idea. Army officer and inventor George…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Dolly Parton’s net worth at time of death revealed
By Teddy Groce
Dolly Parton was worth an estimated $450 million, according to Forbes, between her 3,000-song music catalog and 50 percent stake in the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Dollywood is where Parton earned…
Althouse
Goodbye to Dolly Parton.
By Ann Althouse
"Dolly Parton, Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80/Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
WIRTW #807 (the ‘one cent’ edition)
"After 9/15/26, The Columbia House will no longer be accepting new orders." So reads the banner atop the mail-order retailer's website. Reaction no. 1: Columbia House still exists?!?!?! 😮 Reaction…
Microjuris Blog
¿Por qué se están cancelando tantas giras musicales? Un análisis legal del fenómeno del «Blue Dot Fever»
By Ed. Microjuris.com Puerto Rico
El Lcdo. Silvino Edward Díaz analiza el fenómeno del “Blue Dot Fever” y explica cómo la planificación financiera y los estados de pérdidas y ganancias (P/L) inciden en la viabilidad…
Althouse
"The other book I’ve been reading, Michael Glover Smith’s 'Bob Dylan as Filmmaker: No Time to Think,' takes up Dylan’s… forays into the world of cinema."
By Ann Althouse
"I got to witness one of them a few weeks ago, when I attended a rare public screening of the provocative and polarizing 2003 flick 'Masked and Anonymous,' co-written by…
The Trichordist
Selected Phonorecords V Comments
It’s that time again. It’s no secret that we are not fans of the NMPA’s “quick and cheap” settlement on the statutory mechanicl license for physical and downloads which in…