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Royalties
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The Energy Law Blog
Court Addresses Sufficiency of Demand Letter Under Mineral Code Articles 212.21-23
In CLK Company, L.L.C. v. CXY Energy, Inc., No. 07-834, 2007 WL 4409686 (La. App. 3d Cir. 12/19/07), the court addressed the payment of royalties and penalties under Mineral Code…
Broadcast Law Blog
Internet Radio Reminder – No More Aggregate Tuning Hour Royalty After January 1
With 2008 almost upon us, webcasters streaming music on the Internet need to remember that the way of computing and paying royalties to SoundExchange will shift on January 1- a change that…
Media Law Prof Blog
WGA Proposes Rate Scheme Based on Viewership
Dissatisfied with counterproposals, the Writers Guild apparently plans to propose a flexible royalty plan that would compensate writers based on the number of viewers who see their work via the…
The Contingency
Supreme Court Takes Patent Exhaustion Case
Per the WSJ, the Supreme Court today granted certiorari to decide "whether a patent holder can seek royalties from multiple companies as a patented product works its way through the…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Former Ramone Drummer Sues for Royalties
Richard "Richie Ramone" Reinhardt, a former member of the punk band Ramones, is suing several major corporations, the band's management, and the estate of the band’s lead guitarist to recover…
The Energy Law Blog
Louisiana Operators Are Not Responsible For Making Non-Participants’ Royalty Payments Before Payout
By Dana Douglas The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal recently held that an operator is not responsible for payment of a non-operator's royalties and overriding royalties before payout. In…
Broadcast Law Blog
30 Days And Counting Down to the New Internet Radio Royalty Rates
With July 15 now less than a month away, the new Internet Radio music royalties are still scheduled to go into effect. Congressional legislation is slowly being considered, and a Motion…
Broadcast Law Blog
Pandora Blocks International Internet Radio Streams – Highlighting Royalty Confusion
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CommLawBlog
Internet Radio Law Introduced
By Kevin Goldberg703-812-0462email In a move that is being welcomed by Internet radio operators, Congress took a first step this afternoon toward overturning the March 2, 2007 decision to increase…
Broadcast Law Blog
Another Interview on Internet Radio Royalties
We have been covering the controversy over the rise in the royalties for all those who are providing an Internet radio service, whether they be over-the-air broadcasters streaming their signals…