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Royalties
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Texas Oil and Gas Attorney Blog
Non-Operating Cotenant Owes Royalties to Lessor
By Aimee Hess
The El Paso Court of Appeals published an interesting opinion about the rights of a lessor to royalties from a non-operating co-tenant oil company. The case is Pioneer Natural Resources…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Fair Prices, Long Shadows: Escaping the Circularity in Assessing Licensing Rates
By Renholding
How much should someone pay to use another person’s property without permission? The question sounds like a law school hypothetical (ok, it already is one), but it is anything but…
Intellectual Property
Phonorecords V Cannot Be Another Rate Freeze by Another Name
By Kevin Casini
Phonorecords V Cannot Be Another Rate Freeze by Another Name The Copyright Royalty Judges' September 10th Order (Order 10) in the Phonorecords V proceeding suggests that the proposed settlement governing…
The Trichordist
Gwen Seale Discusses the Streaming Mechanicals Panel at Artist Rights Symposium 5
In this short video, Gwendolyn Seale and Artist Rights Institute Director Chris Castle preview “The 39 Steps,” a Symposium V panel asking whether Section 115’s complex streaming mechanical formula should…
Agricultural Law and Taxation Blog
Kansas Supreme Court Clarifies the Marketable Condition Rule for Natural Gas Royalties
Overview Kansas royalty owners and oil-and-gas producers received important guidance from the Kansas Supreme Court concerning a recurring question in royalty litigation: When does natural gas become “marketable,” and who…
Pay or Play
Producers Contracting With Record Labels: Considerations for Producers, Artists, and Catalog Buyers
Hiring a record producer, at least on paper, has traditionally been the artist’s job. The artist contracts directly with the producer, agrees to pay the producer a share of the…
Energy & the Law
Deficiency Fees Paid for Pipeline Are a Post-Production Cost
Co-author: David Pruitt If a Texas operator commits to minimum throughput volumes to secure pipeline capacity and ends up paying “deficiency fees” when production falls short, can it deduct those…
Founders Legal Blog
Music Licensing in the U.S.: A Legal Guide for Musicians
Music Licensing in the U.S.: A Legal Guide for Musicians by Beth B. Moore Music Licensing in the U.S.: A Legal Guide for Musicians Music feels personal because it is.…
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…
Oil and Gas Lawyer Blog
Pioneer v. Elberta
Here is a hypothetical: OilCo A and OilCo B each acquire oil and gas leases from mineral owners holding undivided interests in Blackacre. The two companies are unable to agree…