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Music Rates and Royalties 2023: Past, Present and Future

Part One of a Two Part Article Analysis of the most important music rate and royalty areas, both past, present and future and how and by whom they are set or determined as well as the effect that legislation, litigation, the Copyright Royalty Board and the Department of Justice have had on the process.
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New York Law Journal

NFL Fails to Push Brian Flores' Racial Discrimination Claims Into Arbitration 

Flores' descriptions of racial discrimination—and those of co-plaintiffs Steve Wilks and Ray Horton, who coached for the Arizona Cardinals and the Tennessee Titans, respectively—are recent examples of the NFL's "systematic discrimination" of Black players and coaches and are "incredibly troubling," U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni of the Southern District of New York ruled.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Breaking Down the NFT License Agreement for the Pre-Super Bowl Rihanna Song NFT That Entitles Owners to a Percentage of Future Digital Streaming Royalties

Ahead of Rihanna's Super Bowl LVII Halftime performance, someone put NFTs of her hit song, "B**** Better Have My Money," up for sale. What implications does the novel drop have for future NFTs in the music industry?
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Moonlighting as Agents and Repping Rock Bands: NYSBA Panel Tackles Ethics for Sports and Entertainment Lawyers

The nearly hourlong session featured speakers Devika Kewalramani, a Moses Singer partner who leads her firm's Law Firm Industry practice that advises on ethical aspects of law practice, and Carla Varriale-Barker a Segal McCambridge shareholder and Columbia University professor of sports law and ethics.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Live Nation Taps Prominent Antitrust Attorney Ahead of Congressional Showdown

The entertainment giant gave its critics additional artillery last fall when it botched the presale of tickets for Taylor Swift concerts.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Hogan Lovells Miami Partner Returns From Disney Stint to Help With Intensified Scrutiny in Latin America

Rafael Ribeiro had left the firm to serve as assistant general counsel at the global media conglomerate in 2021.
3 minute read

The Recorder

'A Magnet for Innovation': Davis Wright Tremaine Opens West Los Angeles Office

The firm opted for Culver City over Century City, launching the office with seven existing transactional and health care partners.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Population Growth, Music Boom Make Florida a Hotbed for IP Litigation

"You see the same lawyers and the same law firms over and over again on these copyright infringement suits involving web content," said William Trueba, an attorney at Miami-based Trueba & Suarez. "There's definitely an industry that's arisen as a result of those types of cases."
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Lil Wayne's $20M Suit Against Prominent Entertainment Attorney Knocked Down by NY Appeals Court

The Appellate Division, First Department's opinion, which addressed the four different claims succinctly, saying each was devoid of any merit, appears to be a blow through the heart of the musician's 10-claim, 2019-filed suit against Sweeney.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Negotiation: Sharpening Our Skills, Personally and Professionally

Ethan Bordman, Chair of the Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section, writes: We all have a vested interest in improving our negotiation skills. For our upcoming annual meeting on Thursday Jan. 19, 2023, the EASL Section has assembled a panel of expert negotiators, representing different industries and business environments, to share their views on the best negotiation practices.
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