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Congress considers new bill seeking performance royalties for performing artists and record labels

  • Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 21 2007

On December 18, members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to require terrestrial or conventional radio stations to compensate performing artists and their record labels when they broadcast their work

Video franchise bills introduced in Georgia, Tennessee

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 9 2007

Lawmakers in the states of Georgia and Tennessee joined the video franchise reform movement with the introduction of bills that would shift franchise authority away from local municipalities to the state

Licensing framework for auction of AWS spectrum and the CRTC’s CanWest decision

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 4 2008

Since our recent communications on the framework for the auction of advanced wireless services (AWS), two regulatory documents have been issued that are relevant for prospective bidders in the auction

Norway accuses iTunes of consumer-rights violations

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Norway
  • -
  • January 3 2007

The Consumer Council of Norway (CCN) has accused Apple's iTunes Music Store (ITMS) operation of violating the country's Marketing Control Act, and it has asked Norway's consumer ombudsman to intervene on behalf of digital music buyers

Senate Commerce Committee members urge FCC to intervene in retransmission dispute

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 2 2007

In union with ranking Senate Commerce Committee member Ted Stevens (R-AK), Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI) urged FCC Chairman Kevin Martin on Tuesday to intervene in a program retransmission dispute that has resulted in the loss of local broadcast channel service to 700,000 customers of Mediacom, the eighth largest cable provider in the U.S

News Corp. says DirecTV deal enables media firm to focus on “faster growing” assets

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 9 2007

Explaining the rationale for an $11 billion share swap that involves the sale of DirecTV to Liberty Media, News Corp. told the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the transaction would enable News Corp. to focus on “faster growing” assets that have “more strategic value.”

Human rights and the royal family

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 5 2007

The relationship between the press and the Royal Family has long been a British national obsession but recent events have brought the limits of press intrusion sharply into focus

Commission drops sports financing case against France

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union, France
  • -
  • January 26 2007

The European Commission has closed infringement proceedings against France after the French Government modified legislation banning sports clubs from raising capital from the public

Defending freedom of the press

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • December 10 2007

A cornerstone of freedom of the press depends on the right of journalists to protect their sources

Advertisers held responsible for display of ads through adware companies

  • Venable LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2007

In another step in a trend of law enforcement toward holding advertisers liable for how their ads are displayed and for the conduct of their business partners or affiliates, the New York State Attorney General’s office recently announced settlements with three companies as a result of its investigation into the deceptive use of adware

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