The present legal framework doesn’t seem to effectively address the issue with respect to music industries and as a result, the Music industry is facing declining profits. “With multiple appeals pending in this regard, there is a need for the legislature to ensure that the Copyright Board is...

In conjunction with Congressional review of copyright law in light of technological and other developments that affect the creation, dissemination, and use of copyrighted works, the U.S. Copyright Office announced on March 17, 2014 the initiation of a study to evaluate the effectiveness of...

Abstract: Die informationstechnologischen Entwicklungen der letzten Jahre – vor allem im Bereich digitaler Netze - haben die Verwertung von Urheberrechten und verwandten Schutzrechten und damit auch die Arbeit von Verwertungsgesellschaften nachhaltig verändert. Die Frage, wie diese...