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Royalties
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CommLawBlog
CRB Opens the Door on Web IV: The Future of Webcasting Royalty Rates for 2016-2020 Starts Now
By FHH Law
A Copyright Royalty Board notice suggests a possible shift in the way webcasting royalty rates may be calculated in the next five-year term.
Litigation & Trial
The Tragedy Of Harper Lee Suing Her Hometown Museum
After spending decades hiding from the limelight, Harper Lee, revered by lawyers across the country for giving us our greatest fictional champion, has had a rough, litigious, and very public…
SALT Shaker
Add It Back: Virginia Denies Deduction for Royalties Paid to Affiliate
By Jessica Kerner and Andrew Appleby The Virginia Tax Commissioner concluded that a taxpayer was not permitted to deduct a portion of the royalties it had paid to an affiliate…
The Divorce Asset Hunter
Finding Royalty Payments
By Abby Wein
PROBLEM: Your debtor is a fairly accomplished author and you’re pretty sure that he periodically receives royalties on some of his works, even though he tells you that he doesn’t…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
PA Royalty Class Action R&R
By Greg Russell
We reported previously on two class action royalty decisions out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit denying class certification based largely on the failure to…
SDNY Blog
Breach of Contract Case Hangs on Definition of “Channel”
In an order filed Monday, Judge Forrest denied summary judgment in what she initially called a "relatively straightforward breach of contract case" where the only issue to determine at trial…
Energy & the Law
Several Lessons for Louisiana Royalty Owners
Ross et al v. Enervest Operating, L.L.C. et al has several teachable moments for Louisiana royalty owners. "Nice to Meet You" is Not a Demand Under the Louisiana Mineral Code, a lessee is…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
PA: Check Stub Statute Passes General Assembly
By Greg Russell
The Daily Review is reporting that the Pennsylvania General Assembly has passed legislation addressing royalty payments: "Senate Bill 259 would require companies producing natural gas to show on each royalty…
ContractsProf Blog
Plain Meaning Leads to Mood Indigo for Ellington Heir
Duke Ellington’s grandson brought a breach of contract action against a group of music publishers; he sought to recover royalties allegedly due under a 1961 contract. Under that contract, Ellington…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Royalties During Bankruptcy
By Bryan Fears
Revenue generated by property is part of your bankruptcy estate. This includes any earnings produced by contracts that were in effect when you filed for bankruptcy. For instance, if you…