“In Tennessee, a license is required to shampoo hair; in Florida, to sell a yacht. In Montana, you need the […]

Ali Sternburg · July 14, 2016

Today the new Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruling was released, announcing royalty rates that will impact music streaming services and […]

Ali Sternburg · December 16, 2015

Yesterday Google announced a new program to provide legal support for certain creators on its YouTube platform whose non-infringing videos […]

Ali Sternburg · November 20, 2015

In recent weeks, music licensees have announced multiple copyright settlements, in an apparent effort to find some business certainty in […]

Ali Sternburg · November 6, 2015

A number of recent news articles ([1] [2] [3]) have mentioned a controversial 2011-12 legislative effort known as “SOPA” (which […]

Ali Sternburg · August 19, 2015

According to media analyst Rich Greenfield, Cablevision CEO Jim Dolan apparently stated on an earnings call today that he is […]

Ali Sternburg · August 7, 2015

As Techdirt reported this morning, emails leaked from the Sony hack show MPAA CEO Chris Dodd campaigning to USTR Michael […]

Ali Sternburg · April 17, 2015

On two sides of the country yesterday two branches of the federal government engaged in legal processes likely to affect […]

Ali Sternburg · March 11, 2015

We’re taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. […]

Ali Sternburg · January 21, 2015

On Monday, the New York Times reported about Amazon “disrupting” itself, not referring to Clay Christensen or his disruptive innovation […]

Ali Sternburg · December 3, 2014