Embedding Social Media Videos on Your Website? – Court Case Says Get Permission from Copyright Owner First

By |2021-08-11T11:09:24-05:00August 11th, 2021|Legal News|

We’ve written before over the controversy as to whether embedding pictures or video served by a social media site on your website negates the need to get explicit permission from the copyright owner for that use.  For years, many had relied on old court decisions that employed a “server test” – a site was only... Continue Reading…

New Congressional Attempts to Impose a Performance Royalty for Sound Recordings on Broadcast Radio, Including the PROMOTE Act – What Do They Provide?

By |2017-04-06T10:36:23-05:00April 6th, 2017|Legal News|

In the last month, there have been two bills introduced in the US House of Representatives seeking to impose a performance royalty for sound recordings on broadcast radio stations in the US. The bill introduced yesterday, The PROMOTE Act (standing for the Performance Royalty Owners of Music Opportunity to Earn Act – whatever that may… Continue Reading

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