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Energy & Environmental Law Blog
New Royalty Class Actions Filed
By Greg Russell
The Bristol Herald Courier is reporting that two class action lawsuits were filed last week claiming that EQT Corp. and Consol Energy, Inc., failed to pay Southwest Virginia landowners for…
Broadcast Law Blog
Judge Orders ASCAP Fees for Radio to Drop – On an Interim Basis
The reduced rates for over-the-air broadcasters' ASCAP fees just adopted by the Court will apply until a permanent rate for ASCAP fees is set by the Court (or agreed to…
The Energy Law Blog
Proposal Encourages Oil & Gas Exploration in South Louisiana
By Michael A. Mahone, Jr. The Louisiana Mineral and Energy Board is currently reviewing an incentive proposal that would offer a “royalty relief incentive” on new drilling leases along the…
Louisiana Law Blog
Louisiana Supreme Court Reaffirms Availability of Concursus Procedure for Royalty Payors, But Leaves Questions Concerning Provisions of the Mineral Code Governing Claims for Failure to Pay Royalties Unanswered
By Linda Akchin
On Friday, April 9, 2010, the Louisiana Supreme Court (1) reversed the Third Circuit Court of Appeal’s decision in Cimarex Energy Co. v. Mauboules (2), in which the Circuit Court held that (1)…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Oil Sands and US Royalties
By Greg Russell
The Houston Chronicle has a number of interesting energy-related articles. Here, it notes that ConocoPhillips is planning on selling its stake in a Canadian oil-sands project to a Chines oil…
ContractsProf Blog
Pink Floyd v. EMI — Dark Side of the Recording Industry
The band Pink Floyd has taken its record label, EMI, to court, as reported here in the Financial Times. There are two aspects to the dispute. First, the band is…
CommLawBlog
Department of the Inferiors? Copyright Royalty Board Judges Are OK With That.
Inferiority never felt so superior. By successfully painting themselves as "Inferior Officers", the judges of the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) have dodged a preliminary bullet.
China Law Update Blog
China’s State Administration Of Tax Clarifies Treaty Treatment for Technical Know-How
On January 26, 2010, the State Administration of Tax (the "SAT") issued another Notice on Issues Concerning Implementing Royalty Clauses in Tax Treaties (Guishuifa [2010] 46, also referred to as…
Media Law Prof Blog
Amazon Revamps Kindle Royalties Program
Amazon is restructuring its Kindle royalty program to make it more attractive to authors and publishers. Previously, authors received a little over $3 per title selling at $8.99; now they'll…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Royalty Audit
By Greg Russell
This is interesting: A state-run escrow fund in Virginia holding millions of dollars in natural gas royalties owed to mineral owners who either cannot be located or who are involved…