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Royalties
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Energy & Environmental Law Blog
PA: Now That’s A Royalty Number
By Greg Russell
The Towanda Daily Review is reporting that royalties in Bradford County, PA, have reached $160 million: "So far, Marcellus Shale gas production has generated $160 million in royalties for land…
Broadcast Law Blog
A Deal Between Entercom and Big Machine Records To Give the Record Company a Royalty on Over-the-Air Broadcasting
A deal between Big Machine Records and a broadcaster, this time Entercom Communications, was announced at the NAB Radio Show giving the record company a royalty on the broadcaster’s revenue…
ContractsProf Blog
Update Regarding “Earth, Wind & Contract”
In March, we briefly mentioned a contract-based royalty payment dispute between one member of the disco group Earth, Wind and Fire, and the children of a deceased member of the…
PropertyProf Blog
Def Leppard Covers Def Leppard to Solve Property Dispute
By propertyprof
Def Leppard, a famous hair-rock band from the 1980s, has been in a protracted legal battle with Universal Records over how to split the royalties from its digital downloads. The…
CommLawBlog
PBS/NPR Proposed 2013-2017 Copyright Royalty Rates Out for Comment
By FHH Law
Last April the Copyright Royalty Board sought comment on various proposals for NCE royalty rates for 2013-2017, but its notice didn't mention proposed rates for NPR or PBS stations. Now…
Chicago IP Litigation
Court Awards Royalties to Both Sides in Late Nite Catechism Dispute
Donovan v. Quade, No. 05 C 3533, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Nov. 16, 2011) (Nolan, Mag. J.). Magistrate Judge Nolan made findings of fact and conclusions of law after a…
Energy & the Law
Texas Royalty Owners Beware
Remember the Wilford Brimley character in The Firm? “I get paid to be suspicious when I’ve got nothing to be suspicious about.” Shell Oil Company v. Ross commands you to…
Energy & the Law
The “single business enterprise” doctrine is alive and well in Louisiana
A lessee, operator, and contract driller were found to be a “single business enterprise” for the purpose of imposing statutory penalties and attorney fees for failure to pay royalties. The…
Re:Marks on Trademark and Copyright
Peter Frampton is the latest artist to sue for unpaid digital music royalties
Reposted from DLA Piper's Media Intelligence Bulletin Editorial Team: Nick Fitzpatrick, Duncan Calow and Patrick Mitchell Peter Frampton has filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group ("Universal Music") in respect of unpaid music royalties.…
Art Law Blog
Artist Resale Royalties–New Cases under California Law
By Tyler Baker and Christine Steiner On October 17, a proposed class of artists filed three federal lawsuits against auction houses Christie’s, Inc., and Sotheby’s, Inc., and internet auctioneer eBay,…