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Royalties
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The Energy Law Blog
At the Well vs. Off the Lease: The Fifth Circuit Asks the Texas Supreme Court to Determine Whether Off-Lease Fuel May be Deducted from Royalties Valued at the Well
By Sam Allen, James T. Kittrell, Jana Grauberger
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently certified a question to the Texas Supreme Court asking what effect a free-use clause and an off-lease clause have…
Energy & the Law
Agreed Judgment and Division Order Don’t Avoid Double Royalty Payment
So, you found all the heirs and you have an agreed judgment stipulating title. Time to pay royalties? Maybe. And you have signed division orders. Surely, you can pay now?…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Federal Court upholds jurisdiction over dispute about unpaid royalties
Court rejected the argument that the claim related to provincial law of contract, not copyright
Intellectual Property Law Blog
Inguran, LLC, DBA STGenetics V. ABS Global, INC., Genius PLC, No. 2022-1385 (July 5, 2023)
This case addresses the issue of res judicata and the interpretation of the scope of an earlier judgment awarding an ongoing royalty. Background In 2006 and 2012, ABS and STGenetics…
The Energy Law Blog
Louisiana Legislature to Consider Amendments to Forced Pooling Regime Requiring Operators to Pay Lessors of Nonparticipating Working Interest Owners Directly
By Gus E. Laggner, April L. Rolen-Ogden, Michael Ishee, Brittan J. Bush
On Friday, March 31, 2023, Representative Larry Bagley of Louisiana’s District 7 proposed amendments to Louisiana Revised Statutes § 30:10. The bill, HB 590, extends a prior substantive change in…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan
I don't watch the Royals, I kinda think its a stupid waste of time. But I'm not trying to cancel the whole lot for colonialism. I don't even disparage or…
MediaWrites
The economics of music streaming inquiry; an update from the IPO on rights reversion and contract adjustment
The report directly addresses two proposals aimed at protecting the contractual interests of UK music creators by making changes to domestic copyright law. These two proposals, rights reversion and contract…
Broadcast Law Blog
An Overview of the Hot Policy Topics in Music Licensing
Royalties paid for the use of music by broadcasters and digital media companies, and other issues about music rights, can be an incredibly dense subject, with nuances that can be…
Energy & the Law
Louisiana Royalty Owner Survives Challenge to Demand For Payment
The question in Kim R. Smith Logging Inc. v. Indigo Minerals LLC was whether a disgruntled Louisiana royalty owner sent its demand for unpaid royalties to the right party. It…
Broadcast Law Blog
Copyright Royalty Board Announces Cost-of-Living Increase for 2023 Webcasting Royalties – Including Royalties for Broadcasters Who Simulcast Their Programming Online
In a Federal Register notice published today, the Copyright Royalty Board announced cost-of-living increases in the statutory royalties paid by webcasters for the public performance of sound recordings. These are…