Today, the National Music Publishers Association ("NMPA"), DiMA, the RIAA and other music publishing groups issued a press release announcing a settlement of certain aspects of the current Copyright Royalty Board proceeding to determine the royalties due under Section 115 of the Copyright Act for the mechanical royalty for the reproduction and distribution
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Supreme Court Reexamines Patent Standards
By David Oxenford on
Posted in Intellectual Property, On Line Media
In recent years, patent issues have arisen in many areas affecting online media. In a recent decision, the Supreme Court decided that lower Courts have more discretion to review whether a patent should be rejected for "obviousness." To be valid, a patent must cover some degree of innovation, and should not be simply an…