Internet Radio Services Win Legal Victory Over Record Companies
Posted by: Scott Shaffer
September 23, 2009

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently considered the case of Yahoo!'s LAUNCHcast, an Internet radio station that provides listeners with individualized webcasting, and ruled that LAUNCHcast was not an "interactive service" under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The significance of this ruling allowed the company to pay only the statutory license fee set by the Copyright Royalty Board instead of having to negotiate a more costly licensing structure. Broadcasters of interactive services are required to pay specific fees to the copyright owner of each sound recording played.

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Culture and Authenticity: Lessons from 140: The Twitter Conference
Posted by: Jonathan Ezor
September 23, 2009

What is the message for advertisers and marketers coming out of the major Twitter conference in Los Angeles?

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Maine Agrees Not to Enforce Predatory Marketing Law
Posted by: Andrew Lustigman
September 11, 2009

In a significant victory to marketers and the press, the Maine Attorney General has agreed not to enforce the state's Predatory Marketing Law when it is scheduled to take effect on September 12, 2009. In addition, private plaintiffs were warned that the statute faced significant constitutional infirmities.

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