I Want Candy

Plaintiff alleges copyright infringement arising from defendant's use of plaintiff's original musical composition "I Want Candy".

Sony/ATV Songs LLCv.Chickdowntown; Chick LLC; Amy Reed; Does 1-20, No. CV-7076 *SDNY filed 8/8/2008)

Sampling - Don't Play With Fire

Copyright infringement arising from defendants' unauthorized use of plaintiff's copyrighted song "Play with Fire," which is allegedly unlawfully contained in Lil Wayne's album "Tha Carter III." Of note, "Play with Fire" is a song originally created by The Rolling Stones.

ABKCO Music Inc. v. Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. pka Lil Wayne; Nicholas Mark Warwar pka StreetRunner; Jason Desrouleux; Cash Money Records Inc.; Universal Motown Republic Group; Universal Music Group Recordings Inc.; Young Money Publishing Inc.; Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.; Warner/Chappell Music Inc.; EMI Music Publishing (filed 7/24/2008, No. CV-6573)

VideoEgg Answer

Prior post - Defendant's Answer.

Yahoo - Count Down to DRM

Some songs downloaded on Yahoo may not be accessible after September 30th due to DRM restrictions. (Article).

Update from the Tipster Wire: Yahoo Music is now offering to replace older, DRM-protected downloads that expire this fall.

Patry on Attorney's Fees

Patry on the court's denial of attorney fees in the "Richie Ramone" case against the Ramones, Wal Mart, and Realnetworks. 2008 WL 2704412 (S.D.N.Y. July 10, 2008)(N0. 07 Civ. 8233)(Scheindlin, J.).

A Clockwork Orange

Paul Simon v. Rhythm USA Inc.; Rhythm Watch Co. Ltd., No. CV-6440 (S.D.N.Y. filed 7/18/08):

Alleged copyright infringement arising from defendants' unauthorized use of plaintiff's composition, "Bridge Over Troubled Water", in connection with defendants' sale of clocks throughout the United States.

EU Initiatives

The European Commission adopted two initiatives in the area of copyright (July 16, 2008). First, the Commission proposes to align the copyright term for performers with that applicable to authors, in this way bridging the income gap that performers face toward the end of their lives. Secondly, the Commission proposes to fully harmonise the copyright term that applies to co-written musical compositions.