Its been a long time coming, but a change gon’ come. The “next great copyright act” is the change that Register of Copyrights, Maria Pallante, is calling on Congress to make (perhaps taking a cue from our neighbors up north, eh?) Among the list of changes called for by the Register is reformation in [...]

Earlier this year, Grooveshark and parent company Escape Media Group (“Escape”) filed a subpoena in Los Angeles Superior Court against Digital Music News (“DMN”).  The subpoena compelled the disclosure of an anonymous commenter’s identity.  This petition could have “chilling effects” on the rights and obligations of Internet bloggers.  An unfavorable ruling on DMN’s appeal would impose [...]

  We’ve been able to pay to digitally download sound recordings through legitimate services for over a decade now, and these services have grown pretty rapidly in terms of both scale and profitability. So much so, that iTunes (so far the most successful of the digital distribution platforms) has sold more than 10 billion songs [...]

Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) has announced a new joint venture with Cirque du Soleil Holdings and Outbox Enterprises.  AEG is a world leader in concert promotion and touring, and Outbox is a provider of “white glove” ticketing services for venues. The “white glove” approach to ticketing lets venues provide tickets through their own websites as opposed [...]