Ian Courtney, Author at CelebrityAccess

Country Music Cruise To Set Sail In 2019

Posted by Ian Courtney - August 24, 2018

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CelebrityAccess) — Organizers for the Carolina Country Music Festival announced they are partnering with Carnival Cruises and Imagine Travel to launch the Carolina Country Music Cruise. Set for…

Downtown Adds Television Repertoire

Posted by Ian Courtney - August 24, 2018

NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — Downtown Music Publishing announced a trio of deals giving them the rights to more than 3,000 musical rights from film and television. The deals, negotiated separately,…

9th Circuit: Digital Remasters Are Not Independently Copyrightable Works

Posted by Ian Courtney - August 24, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO (CelebrityAccess) — In a ruling on Monday, The U.S. Ninth Circuit overturned a lower court’s ruling that digital remasters of 1972 sound recordings were copyrightable derivative works, opening…

A Look At How Little Music Revenue Is Going To Artists

Posted by Ian Courtney - August 24, 2018

(Hypebot) — You’d be hard pressed to find a musician who is happy with how much money is going to artists, and with good reason. Mike Masnick looks at a…

Sony Disputes Reports That It Admitted To Faking Michael Jackson Vocals

Posted by Ian Courtney - August 24, 2018

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Sony Music on Friday disputed media reports that the label’s lawyers had admitted in court that their posthumous 2010 Michael Jackson album “Michael” contained vocals that…

Cox Settles With BMG In Copyright Case

Posted by Ian Courtney - August 24, 2018

(CelebrityAccess) — German label group BMG announced on Friday that they had reached a settlement with Cox Communications in its 2015 lawsuit alleging that the ISP contributed to copyright infringement.…

MGM Springfield Debuts

Posted by Ian Courtney - August 24, 2018

SPRINGFIELD, Mass (CelebrityAccess) — MGM Resorts International has opened the doors to its newest resort, the $960 million hotel, casino, and entertainment complex in Springfield, Mass. According to the Springfield…

IEBA Announces The Nominees For Their 2018 Industry Awards

Posted by Ian Courtney - August 23, 2018

NASHVILLE, TN (CelebrityAccess) – The International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA) today announced the full slate of nominees for the organization’s 2018 Industry Awards. Winners will be announced at the Honors…

These Overpaid Law Professors Hate Seeing Musicians Paid, But Love Billionaires

Posted by Ian Courtney - August 23, 2018

(Hypebot) — Here David Lowery delves into what possible reason forty-two IP law professors could have for wanting to prevent the closure of the pre-1972 copyright loophole which has allowed…

Report: EU To Approve Apple’s Shazam Acquisition

Posted by Ian Courtney - August 23, 2018

BRUSSELS, Belgium (CelebrityAccess) — Apple is reportedly on track to win unconditional approval from EU antitrust regulators in its planned of British music discovery app Shazam. According to CNBC, news…

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