Sentences with phrase «music licensing rules»

Not exact matches

In the time of Japan's last feudal military government, ruled by the Tokugawa clan from 1603 to 1867, the government licensed «pleasure quarters,» where courtesans practiced prostitution and geishas entertained men by serving tea and food, dancing, performing music or chatting amiably.

Recent posts discuss a federal court copyright ruling out of New York, the IP and licensing rights of the Chilean miners, and a ruling on music downloading from the High Court of Ireland.

There is an exception to the usual rule that a copyright holder has complete control over derivative works that applies to music and allows non-copyright holders to make cover versions of a song by paying a royalty set by a tribunal which is established by statute to the copyright holder rather than a negotiated license fee determined in advance of publication.

Some of our notable entertainment and media attorneys are: John Quinn, General Counsel of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who has also represented entertainment and media clients in a number of high profile cases; Kathleen Sullivan, the former Dean of Stanford Law School, First Amendment scholar, and nationally renowned appellate advocate, who heads the firm's appellate practice group; Bob Raskopf, an expert in the sports, entertainment and media bars in New York, who is perhaps best known for his work on behalf of professional sports leagues and teams, newspapers and publishers; Claude Stern, who has represented a broad array of leading software developers, videogame manufacturers, online publishers and other media clients in all forms of intellectual property litigation, including copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark, and licensing disputes; Bruce Van Dalsem, who has tried and resolved disputes for studios, producers and performing artists in the film, television, music and finance businesses, securing a top five verdict in California based on the misappropriation of a film library; Gary Gans, an expert litigator in motion picture financing, production and distribution disputes, as well as copyright and idea theft cases, who has been named in 2012 by The Hollywood Reporter as one of America's «Top Entertainment Attorneys;» Jeff McFarland, who has litigated entertainment related cases for more than 20 years, including cases involving motion picture and television series profits, video game licenses, idea theft and the «seven year rule;» and Michael Williams, who represents a satellite exhibitor and other media clients in trademark, copyright, patent, antitrust and other commercial litigation.

A recent ruling by the Copyright Royalty Board put out a new, higher baseline fee schedule for music licensing.