Archive - Tuk's Copyright Law Report.

These licensing arrangements are no laughing matter

Jul 22

Permanent Downloads Also Covered

Jun 3

To Introduce Myself

Apr 5

SCOTUS Weighs in on Two Copyright Cases

Mar 29

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules for Katy Perry and Overturns a Unanimous Jury Verdict

Mar 11

Florida Band Artikal Sound System Alleges Singer Dua Lipa Infringed on Their Hit Song "Live Your Life"

Mar 4

In what seems like an obvious conclusion, the U.S. Copyright Office Review Board declared that copyright protection only extends works by human authors…

Feb 22

Music streaming royalties in the United States are comically small. The tech companies originally purported to democratize music distribution, but in…

Dec 2, 2021

5th Circuit Finds Sovereign Immunity Shields University

Sep 10, 2021

In a victory for music publishers, on June 11 the Copyright Royalty Judges issued a written determination of royalty rates and terms to apply from 2021…

Jun 21, 2021

States Immune from Copyright Infringement Lawsuits After Supreme Court Invalidates 1990 Law Allowing Copyright Holders to Sue State for Infringement

Feb 17, 2021

Artists: When you seek permission, but don’t receive it, proceed with extreme caution.

Feb 2, 2021

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