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Copyright Protection: When does it make sense to file?

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

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Image via Wikipedia In response to my open call for questions post, I received an email asking, “when does it makes sense to file a copyright?” The short answer is that if you have a copyrighted work worth protecting, file early. Copyright applications are fairly inexpensive and (for better or worse) provide very long term protection.  [...]

Two Interesting Sources of Music on the Web

Thursday, May 1, 2008

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As web applications become easier to write and less expensive to host, a variety of interesting and questionable music discovery options have cropped up. Because I represent startups with a variety of business models, I will avoid making any judgements on the propriety of these sites. All I know is that these types of applications aren't going to stop popping up from all corners of the world.

Warner Music Sues Seeqpod

Saturday, January 26, 2008

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Warner Music Sues Seeqpod: “ Warner Music has filed suit against music search engine Seeqpod for copyright infringement. Seeqpod offers a music search engine that allows users to play music they find directly on the site. According to comScore the service had over 6 million page views in December 2007. Warner Music claims in its suit that Seeqpod [...]

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