Taxpayers lose billions each year in royalties generated from oil and gas leases on public lands while fossil fuel developers reap profits at their expense, but Democrats on Tuesday pushed legislation that would overhaul leasing laws that have not been updated in a century.
Read moreThe Italian composer Ennio Morricone can pursue “a few dollars more” following a Second Circuit reversal Wednesday about his rights to the scores of six spaghetti-western films produced in late 1970s and early 1980s.
Read moreIn a move the industry has long been anticipating, the Justice Department announced Wednesday it will conduct a review of the decades-old consent decrees that determine how the country’s two largest musical performing rights organizations license music.
Read moreThe Federal Trade Commission won a landmark victory against computer chip manufacturer Qualcomm in a case with widespread implications on how technology companies will license their products.
Read moreThe members of the pop group The Persuasions claim in court that Warner Music Group owe royalties for sales on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify.
Read moreTechnology giants Qualcomm and Apple faced off in federal court Wednesday, in the Silicon Valley front of their escalating and acrimonious battle over key cellular components.
Read moreAn attorney for phone chipset maker Qualcomm claimed during a hearing Friday that Apple and other contract manufacturers owe more than $7 billion in royalties for using its technology in smartphones.
Read moreKevin Cadogan, a founding member and lead guitarist of Third Eye Blind, brought a federal complaint against the band and its current lead singer Stephan Jenkins, claiming they re-released its 1997 debut album with four unreleased songs, without informing him or paying him.
Read moreLeonard Williams (Tower of Power) filed a class action against Warner Music Group, claiming it uses Hollywood accounting to defraud musicians of royalties from international streaming, in L.A. Superior Court.
Read moreA federal judge on Friday dismissed a royalties lawsuit brought by the widow of the inventor of the DeLorean, the car made famous as the time machine in the “Back to the Future” movies, finding her claims are barred by a 2015 settlement agreement.
Read morePresident Donald Trump on Thursday signed the Music Modernization Act into law, guaranteeing royalty payments to artists and songwriter for pre-1972 recordings, and increased compensation for works played by streaming services.
Read moreThe Second Circuit gave poor marks Thursday to a Bronx designer who says Jay-Z owes him royalties for the Roc-A-Fella logo and product lines.
Read moreThe Second Circuit revived fraud claims Tuesday by Associated Press contributors who have taken photographs at NFL events for what has been nearly a decade.
Read moreMichael Moore’s ex-wife says in her recent petition for arbitration that the left-leaning filmmaker failed to pay royalties as part of a divorce settlement.
Read moreA federal judge on Tuesday advanced the bulk of claims brought by the creators of “This Is Spinal Tap” over profits from the 1984 cult film.
Read moreA national nonprofit legal organization claimed in federal court Tuesday that several western states will suffer financially while coal, oil and gas industries will unfairly benefit from the unlawful actions of the Department of Interior’s Royalty Policy Committee.
Read moreSongs of Pensive Music paid only $2.09 for six months of royalties for the worldwide hit “I’ve Had the Time of My Life,” from the movie “Dirty Dancing,” a company claims in a federal complaint .
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