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Not the Same Old Song: Mechanical Licensing Collective Offers New Blanket License for Digital Uses of Music

Songwriters, lyricists, composers, and music publishers now have a new and ideally more consistent way to collect their fair share of mechanical royalties from streaming and download services in the U.S. On Jan. 1, the Mechanical Licensing Collective, or MLC, began full operations by offering its new blanket mechanical license,...

Construction and Copyright, Part 2: Practical Considerations

Construction attorneys need to be familiar with intellectual property principles and copyright matters associated with their client's businesses. In part 2 of this two-part series, Bryan Kroes discusses additional practical copyright considerations, including trademarks and patents. In Part 1 , we discussed copyright basics and architectural plans as one asset...

Construction & Copyright, Part 1: Don’t Forget About Intellectual Property

Construction attorneys should be familiar with intellectual property principles and copyright matters associated with their clients’ businesses. In part 1 of this two-part series, Bryan Kroes provides an introduction to copyright and how it intersects with construction projects. Construction projects, by their very nature, operate in the world of tangible...

THE CASE ACT: New law could provide an affordable remedy for copyright infringement

Copyright protection may not be an everyday topic for construction and design companies, but it certainly should be considered as part of a comprehensive business plan. Any person or company that owns copyrightable material, whether a construction company, architecture or design firm or marketing firm, may enjoy the copyright protections...