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Broadcast Law Blog
GMR and RMLC Agree to Interim License for Commercial Radio Stations – Providing 9 Months to Reach Final Deal for Public Performance of Musical Compositions
On Saturday, RMLC announced that it has reached an “interim” agreement with the new performing rights organization Global Music Rights (GMR) for a license to perform musical compositions controlled by…
Energy & the Law
Your Louisiana Override – Where Does it Come From?
It's a multiple choice question: a. The royalty interest reserved by the lessor. b. The drillbit, courtesy of fearless, risk-taking entrepreneurs, the backbone of the great American free enterprise system and the sworn enemies…
Broadcast Law Blog
Update on the SESAC Royalty Arbitration Proceedings with the Radio and TV Industries
SESAC was, until recently, the only one of the three major performing rights organizations (PROs) that was not subject to an antitrust consent decree – meaning that it could set…
China Law Insight
金杜律师事务所欧洲及中东地区新管理合伙人正式就职
By King & Wood
作者：金杜律师事务所 金杜律师事务所（金杜）今天宣布，已选中了伦敦的合伙人Tim Bednall作为新任欧洲和中东地区管理合伙人。Tim将立即上任，任期为三年。http://www.kwm.com/en/hk Tim Bednall是一位业内享有盛誉的公司法专家。他是金杜伦敦公司融资和基金业务部主管，是金杜公司、并购和证券业务部的联合全球协调人，他的执业领域涵盖并购、公司业务咨询和资本市场。Tim曾牵头承办了众多世界领先的公司所进行的重大并购交易，其中包括麦格理（Macquarie）、洛阳钼业（CMOC）、布兰博公司（Brambles）、英国天然气集团（BG Group）、嘉能可（Glencore） / 斯特拉塔公司（Xstrata）、澳大利亚证券交易所（ASX）和西太平洋银行（Westpac）。 全文阅读，请点击这里
Inside EU Life Sciences
Court of Justice Rules That Genentech Must Pay Royalties to Sanofi
In its 7 July 2016 Genentech judgment (Case C-567/14), the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruled that Genentech had to pay royalties to Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland under its licence agreement. The…
Inside SALT
Washington ALJ Upholds B&O Assessment on German Company’s Royalty Income
By Arthur R. Rosen, Eric Carstens
On May 31, 2016, the Washington Department of Revenue (DOR) Appeals Division released a Determination (No. 15-0251, 35 WTD 230) denying a German pharmaceutical company’s business and occupation tax (B&O)…
IP Intelligence
Paul McCartney Refuses to Let It Be and Launches Effort to Reclaim Copyrights to Songs
Legendary songwriter Paul McCartney has begun the process of acquiring the rights to songs he co-wrote with John Lennon while both were members of the Beatles. Although McCartney and Lennon…
ContractsProf Blog
Who to “Look to” for Royalty Payments
If a recording artist enters into a personal services agreement with a record company that, among other things, contains a promise that the artist will “look solely to [a corporate…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Courts In Two Countries Deal Presley Estate A Blow
Elvis Presley Enterprises, a venture between the estate of the late musician and a private investment group, suffered a double defeat recently in an ongoing legal battle over German royalties.…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Disney Involved In Copyright Dispute Over ‘The Bare Necessities’
The heirs of Terry Gilkyson, the composer of ‘The Bare Necessities’ which was featured in Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book,’ are claiming that Disney owes them unpaid royalties. They are seeking…