It’s not going to be up, up, and away with the Superman copyright, as a California court held that DC Comics will retain the copyright to the Man of Steel. A federal judge in the Central District of California, Western division, issued a summary judgment on October 17, 2012 in favor of DC Comics in [...]

And now for some music industry gossip: So I was hanging in Miami last week for Ultra (a.k.a. fist-pumping hell) when I overheard two well-known “industry bros” quietly discussing the intricacies of music publishing, an emerging area of neighboring rights, and other ways to collect a check while doing nothing but sitting on a tropical [...]

It appears Reebok tried to capitalize on Tebow Mania taking over New York before they officially lose their sponsorship of the NFL next week.  Nike, who is taking over for Reebok, is suing for unjust enrichment using Tebow’s likeness.

Jeremy Dussolliet and Tim Sommers, also known as producers Kinetics & One Love, are being sued by a songwriter named Christine Dominguez who claims she provided vocals for B.o.B.’s “Airplanes” song but was not credited/compensated.

Whoops – looks like someone really could have done better. According to Billboard, Drake’s ex-girlfriend has filed a lawsuit over “Marvin’s Room,” Drake’s super-popular song that features her voice as the recipient of Drake’s late-night lovelorn drunk dialing.

Once again, Congress is considering strengthening copyright laws. More specifically, a bill has been introduced to require large auction houses to pay a royalty to artists who own the copyright in a work sold at auction. A similar law already exists in California, but it is difficult to enforce, and its Constitutionality is questionable. The [...]

It is no secret that consumers want as much as they can get for free.  Including music.   Do you really have to pay for music?  Yes, Mr. Consumer, you do.  First, it’s the law.  Piracy is stealing.  Second, musicians need to eat too.   But even when consumers pay, the digital downloading of music has been [...]