Pre-1972 recordings

ATTENTION OLDIES STATIONS (OR OTHERS WHO PLAY PRE-72 RECORDINGS): Think Twice Before You Pony Up Three Years of Royalties Under New MMA Provision

By Kevin Goldberg and Karyn K. Ablin|2019-06-10T11:00:43-05:00June 10th, 2019|Legal News|

Remember our April 4, 2019 “CALLING ALL OLDIES STATIONS!” post that alerted you to a simple form you could file to receive certain protections from potentially crippling infringement awards for unauthorized uses of sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972 (aka “pre-72 recordings”)? That post created quite a stir. In fact, we were flooded with...… Continue Reading

CALLING ALL OLDIES STATIONS!

By Karyn K. Ablin and Kevin Goldberg|2019-04-04T16:43:13-05:00April 4th, 2019|Legal News|

WINDOW FOR LIMITING PRE-72 SOUND RECORDING OWNERS’ ABILITY TO COLLECT CRIPPLING DAMAGES AWARDS FROM YOU IS RAPIDLY CLOSING If you are an “Oldies” station – or you play more than a handful of songs from the early 60s/early 70s (or before) in a given week – then this post is for you. There is a...… Continue Reading

Halloween Tricks for Flo & Eddie and Treats for SiriusXM

By Karyn K. Ablin and Sekoia Rogers|2017-10-29T16:00:53-05:00October 29th, 2017|Legal News|

Florida Finds No Public Performance Right in Pre-1972 Sound Recordings If you have been following the ongoing saga regarding the attempts of pre-1972 (aka “oldies”) sound recording owners to collect royalties when those recordings are performed, you will know that some recent key court rulings have been issued near major holidays. For example, New...… Continue Reading

Pre-1972 Fight with a Twist: Georgia Supreme Court Exempts Internet Streaming from State Record Piracy Statute

By Kevin Goldberg and Karyn K. Ablin|2017-03-29T14:02:30-05:00March 29th, 2017|Legal News|

(Court also compares Internet Radio to Terrestrial Under State Law) A Georgia Supreme Court decision on a narrow issue relating to the use of pre-1972 sound recordings creates an interesting new topic for discussion in this area, even as the holding in this case is itself necessarily limited to Georgia. The case is iHeartMedia v.Sheridan, … Continue Reading

Broadcasters Now in the Sights of Pre-1972 Performance Right Holders

By Kevin Goldberg|2015-08-23T11:52:58-05:00August 23rd, 2015|Legal News|

Expanding “Flo and Eddie” theory beyond Sirius XM and Pandora, suits seek state-created performance rights royalties from broadcasters. For the last year or so I’ve reported on efforts being made by some recording artists and record labels to assert performance right interests in recordings made prior to February, 1972. (Why February, 1972? Take a minute … Continue Reading