The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Intellectual Property Rights section confirmed in their Intellectual Property Rights Brochure, IP rights are considered a Priority Trade Issues (PTI) because they… more »

The music industry rejoiced as different sides united. Even opposing politicians seemed to find agreement. Countless sources ran articles to help celebrate that after many rounds of hard work and addressing concerns, the Music Modernization Act finally… more »

Leave it to U.S. Senator (D-Oregon) Ron Wyden to hold up the laws for music modernization. In August, April Baer for OPB reported, “Music industry professionals are lobbying (Wyden) to stand down and allow a bill updating music rights laws to pass,”… more »

This isn't official advice from a lawyer, but after reading articles/reports about varying court decisions, it doesn't take a lawyer to see that loosely-enforced… more »