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Royalties
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Energy & Environmental Law Blog
New Aggregation Claims
By Greg Russell
On July 21, 2011, Citizens For Pennsylvania’s Future (“CPF”) filed a lawsuit against Ultra Resources, Inc. (“Ultra”) in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania alleging…
Chicago IP Litigation
Surviving – Prior Bankruptcy Does Not Preclude Pursuit of Music Royalties
Sullivan v. Jamison, No. 06 C 5240, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 8, 2011) (Coleman, J.). Judge Coleman denied plaintiff's motion for summary judgment that defendants' counterclaims to music royalties…
The Contingency
BP’s Fraud Doesn’t Save Royalty Owners from Limitations Defense, Texas Supreme Court Rules
People outside of Texas sometimes ask if you own an oil well -- or raise cattle or wear boots and a Stetson or really want to secede -- right after they learn…
Media Law Prof Blog
Not So “Happy Days”
Four "Happy Days" cast members and the estate of one deceased cast member" are suing CBS over royalties they say they have never received, even though the studio has licensed their…
SALT Shaker
Kimberly-Clark Gets No “Huggies” from Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board
Taxpayers have just begun to struggle with the application of states’ related party addback provisions. On January 31, 2011, the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board (ATB) issued its decision in the…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Court of Chancery Determines Royalty Damages in Breach of Technology Licensing Agreement
On August 13, 2010, the Court of Chancery issued a 76-page post-trial decision in Vianix Delaware LLC v. Nuance Communications, Inc., C. A. No. 3801-VCP (Del. Ch. Aug. 13, 2010),…
Media Law Prof Blog
Coming Up With “Reasonable Royalties”
PropertyProf Blog
The Music-Copyright Enforcers
By propertyprof
This week's New York Times Magazine has a fascinating article about the business of enforcing music copyright. The author travels with a BMI employee, Devon Baker, as she knocks on the…
CommLawBlog
BMI’s Interim Fee Sinks In Sync With ASCAP’s
Another piece of the ongoing ASCAP/BMI ratemaking puzzle has fallen into place - at least for a while: in late June the good folks at the Radio Music License Committee…
Media Law Prof Blog
Larkin Music Gets Five Percent of “Down Under” Royalties