Judge Shoots Down ASCAP’s Digital Downloads As Performances
Judge William Conner from the US Register of Copyrights shot down ASCAP’s idiotic attempt to classify digital downloads as performances. In a pure demonstration on how desparate the music industry has become, ASCAP wanted to have the Register of Copyrights declare that digital downloads were actually performances of a song to score an extra royalty. This stupid reclassification was being aggressively pursued by ASCAP, a...
Deborah Foster Beats RIAA – Scores Legal Fees
Deborah Foster, who was unsuccessfully sued by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), has scored a major victory against the trade organization. Ms. Foster was granted full reimbursement of her legal fees from her successful defense of the RIAA copyright infringement lawsuit. The decision, signed by US District Court Judge Lee R. West, largely seals an earlier ruling from February of this year. The RIAA initially...
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