Saturday, December 7, 2024 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
StubHub affiliate Viagogo is caught refusing to stop speculative ticketing in the UK--nobody seems to be trying too hard in the US.Thursday, December 5, 2024 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
Publishers empty the clown car at the Internet Archive with a major win.Wednesday, December 4, 2024 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
Copyright Royalty Judges announce the COLA adjustment for 2025 physical and download mechanicals. Remember, streaming arbitrarily gets no COLA.Tuesday, December 3, 2024 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
Spotify and streaming are not inevitableTuesday, December 3, 2024 from Law, Technology & Arts Blog
Saturday, November 30, 2024 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
Phonorecords III is the gift that keeps on giving. Amazon is breaking long-standing industry practice and demanding that publishers cut Amazon.a check for supposed "overpayments" in the Phonorecords III royalty "true down".Wednesday, November 27, 2024 from Law, Technology & Arts Blog
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 from Law, Technology & Arts Blog
Sunday, November 24, 2024 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
Bytedance is trading 7x off of Facebook--which is correct?Sunday, November 24, 2024 from Law, Technology & Arts Blog
Sunday, November 24, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
Police investigation into writer’s alleged tweet has sparked a debate over free speech, albeit a somewhat selective one There are few columnists with whom I disagree more than I do with the Daily Telegraph ’s Allison Pearson. Yet, I...Friday, November 22, 2024 from Law, Technology & Arts Blog
Thursday, November 21, 2024 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
Excepts from Graham Davies keynote address at today's 4th Annual Artist Rights Symposium at American University's Kogod School of BusinessThursday, November 21, 2024 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
The plot sickens on ticketing with Stubhub's latest end run around AmericansWednesday, November 20, 2024 from Law, Technology & Arts Blog
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
You'll find the supplementary materials for today's "Trouble with Tickets" panel at the 4th Annual Artist Rights Symposium.Monday, November 18, 2024 from Law, Technology & Arts Blog
Monday, November 18, 2024 from Law, Technology & Arts Blog
Thursday, November 14, 2024 from Law, Technology & Arts Blog
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 from copyrightlaws.com
We invite you to join our newest newsletter: Copyrighting AI. By popular request, we have decided to create this new monthly newsletter to summarize the biggest stories related to copyright and generative AI around the world. As this is...Tuesday, November 12, 2024 from MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY
The Artist Rights Symposium is back for a 4th year! This time hosted by American University’s Kogod School of Business and The Artist Rights Institute. Here's the final schedule and speaker line up.Tuesday, November 12, 2024 from Law, Technology & Arts Blog
Friday, September 20, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
David Anderson says further claims have come to light after broadcaster admitted video of troops in Afghanistan was ‘incorrectly edited’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast ABC managing director David Anderson...Monday, July 15, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
Energy entrepreneur claimed headline about different man used alongside his photograph was defamatory The millionaire Labour donor Dale Vince’s £100,000 libel case against the Daily Mail has been thrown out after a high court judge ruled...Friday, May 24, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
High court rules abuse could defame broadcaster who sued ex-footballer after he also called him a ‘pedo defender’ The former footballer and manager Joey Barton calling the broadcaster Jeremy Vine a “bike nonce” on social media was...Tuesday, May 21, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
The concept behind the Contempt of Court Act is laudable, but in the age of social media it is clear an update is needed An article has been published in the New Yorker about the trial of Lucy Letby. It has been geoblocked in the UK, but...Wednesday, May 1, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
Justice Michael Lee labels Ten lawyer’s comments outside court following judgment ‘discourteous’ and ‘misleading’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Bruce Lehrmann has been granted an extension of...Tuesday, April 16, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
Defamation is often used to silence women and the media speaking out on gender-based violence. Hopefully this decision deters such cases In the much-anticipated cause celebre defamation case, Justice Michael Lee found that Bruce Lehrmann...Monday, April 15, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
This blog is now closed. Full report: Bruce Lehrmann ‘hellbent on having sex’ with Brittany Higgins and raped her in Parliament House, defamation judge finds A ‘hapless’ Bumble date, Qing dynasty ceramics and the Algonquin round table:...Tuesday, January 30, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
After their emphatic victory in court this week the drag artist, real name Colin Seymour, says the anxiety hasn’t gone away The drag artist Crystal may have marked Monday by winning an emphatic libel victory against the rightwing...Monday, January 29, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
Reclaim party founder defamed two men on site now known as X after they called him a racist, judge rules The actor and rightwing activist Laurence Fox has lost a high court libel battle with two men he called paedophiles after they...Sunday, January 14, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
Justice cannot belong only to the wealthy. Media disputes could be resolved as expeditiously as employment tribunals As a media defence lawyer, I spend a lot of my time advising clients who wish to publish contentious material –...Monday, January 8, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
Gerry Kelly took action against Malachi O’Doherty, who had identified Kelly as the shooter in a 1983 prison break A Belfast court has thrown out a libel case brought by a leading member of Sinn Féin who was accused of shooting a prison...Friday, January 5, 2024 from Media law | The Guardian
Network Ten describes former Liberal staffer as ‘fundamentally dishonest’ in submissions released by federal court Bruce Lehrmann’s legal team has accepted their client’s evidence in his defamation trial against Network Ten was “in a...Friday, December 29, 2023 from Media law | The Guardian
Justice Michael Lee has ordered Glenn Logan to explain why he should not be charged with contempt of court A YouTuber has been ordered to front the federal court after an account he allegedly operates posted multiple videos online of...Friday, December 22, 2023 from Media law | The Guardian
Brittany Higgins says she was raped. Lehrmann denies it. After weeks of evidence the judge must decide who he believes Many Australians are now very familiar with the story. On 23 March 2019, Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins drank...Friday, December 22, 2023 from Media law | The Guardian
This blog is now closed. Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Justice Lee describes some of Lehrmann barrister’s suggestions about Higgins’ behaviour as ‘simplistic’ Justice Lee has said it is...Thursday, December 21, 2023 from Media law | The Guardian
This blog is now closed. Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial: ‘can’t be any doubt’ sex occurred on night of alleged rape, court told Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Ten’s barrister says network does...Tuesday, December 19, 2023 from Media law | The Guardian
Jonathan Coad, who represented former Tory peer, says sorry for unwittingly misleading the media A lawyer who represented Michelle Mone has offered an “unqualified apology” for incorrectly claiming she was not connected to a firm that...Tuesday, December 19, 2023 from Media law | The Guardian
This blog is now closed. Coalition ministers ‘covering themselves’ by ordering Brittany Higgins incident to be reported to police, court hears Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Justice Lee denies...Monday, December 18, 2023 from Media law | The Guardian
Linda Reynolds’ then chief of staff Fiona Brown was first to interview pair after alleged rape, which Lehrmann has always denied Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Former Liberal staffer Fiona...Wednesday, July 26, 2023 from HoldTheFrontPage » Media Law
Judges gags press because of woman's "medical issues"Wednesday, July 26, 2023 from HoldTheFrontPage » Media Law
Newspaper and convict disputed nature of chargeTuesday, July 25, 2023 from HoldTheFrontPage » Media Law
Magistrates imposed invalid restrictionsTuesday, July 25, 2023 from HoldTheFrontPage » Media Law
Our fortnightly look at legal issues facing journalistsFriday, July 21, 2023 from HoldTheFrontPage » Media Law
Weekly's story prompted complaint by convict's mumSunday, July 16, 2023 from copyrightlaws.com
Erin Gurski, MA, has been the owner and CEO of Copyrightlaws.com since its Founder, Lesley Ellen Harris, retired in July of 2023. Erin is a copyright consultant and educator who has worked in the copyright sector for over a decade. She...Tuesday, July 11, 2023 from HoldTheFrontPage » Media Law
Fight continues to identify seven more murderersTuesday, July 11, 2023 from HoldTheFrontPage » Media Law
Our fortnightly look at legal issues facing journalistsTuesday, June 27, 2023 from HoldTheFrontPage » Media Law
Our fortnightly look at legal issues facing journalists