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From Chaos to Compliance: A Guide for Importers

Customs & International Trade Law

Intellectual Property Rights CBP works with rightsholders to prevent the unauthorized importation of merchandise which bears a recorded trademark or copyright. Document permission from the trademark or copyright holder. Learn more about import compliance: Relevant blog posts: Band-Aid or Stitches? Register here !

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5 Things Broadcasters Should Know About SoundExchange Music Royalties

Broadcast Law Blog

The recent Copyright Royalty Board decision (see my summary here ) setting the rates to be paid by Internet radio operators to SoundExchange for the rights to publicly perform sound recordings (a particular recording of a song as performed by an artist or band) still raises many questions. Thus, repeating the basics can still be important.

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Revolutionizing Law: The Top Three Uses of ChatGPT in the Legal Industry

Rocket Matter

Professionals should take all generated content with a grain of salt and have it reviewed for accuracy by a subject matter expert. Lawyers across the country are also keeping an eye on privacy laws and copyright infringement concerns.

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David Oxenford Conducts Webinar for State Broadcast Associations on Legal Issues in the Digital Media World - Including a Discussion of Ephemeral Copies of Sound Recordings

Broadcast Law Blog

These issues included a discussion of service marks and copyrights, employment matters, music on websites, the use of social media, privacy, and sponsorship disclosure. The Copyright Office instructions for registration can be found here.

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SoundExchange Seeks Permission to Distribute Royalties Based on Proxy Information

Broadcast Law Blog

As we've written many times on this blog, SoundExchange collects royalties from digital music services , including satellite radio, cable radio and webcasters, for the performance of sound recordings (i.e. a recording of a song by a particular artist). The CRB has asked for comments on that proposal. Comments are due on May 19.

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ALPS In Brief – Episode 53: How to Handle Extraordinary Experiences

ALPS

And so, I have always been a writer and I started a law blog where at the outset I blogged about appellate decisions in Alabama that affected my little insurance defense world. But you started out talking about moving in this direction, in terms of blogging and then evolving a bit here, initially, just to market yourself.

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Constitutional Perspective on the Intellectual Property Rights and Development

LexForti

So, while we contour other laws it is always very necessary to get back to the basic law from where all the other Acts stems. The paper would look into the importance of freedom of speech and expression and an overview of the copyright act. 5] Thus this right includes a wide range of expression running from literary to artistic work.

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