European Antitrust Ruling Allows Collecting Societies To Operate Across Borders
According to a European Commission antitrust ruling, European composers and songwriters will have greater freedom in selecting which collecting societies manage their rights. Complaints about territorial restrictions from Music Choice sparked the landmark case. The ruling limits the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers from requiring that authors sign up only with their local organization, essentially...
Konami Charges Harmonix, Viacom, MTV For Rock Band Patent Infringement
Konami, arcade video game developer, filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Harmonix, MTV Networks, and Viacom, alleging that Rock Band violates three of the company’s patents on instrument-based video games. Unlike Gibson lawsuit against the same concerns for “simulating a musical performance,” Konami’s patents are for several guitar and drums-based music video games that the company released in Japan...
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