The European Commission, the most powerful body in the EU, is planning web regulation described by one politician as “its most dangerous yet.” Draft documents, leaked by bloggers, shows the Commission planning to regulate hyperlinks, one of the foundational forms of communication on the web.
Warner/Chappell Music will no longer collect about $5,480 per day on royalties for the copyright to “Happy Birthday to You” after federal judge George King ruled Tuesday in Los Angeles that the 1893 lyrics weren’t subject to copyright protection anymore.
Jay-Z has settled a copyright claim brought against him by a Swiss musician who claimed the rapper lifted a sample from an original 1978 song and used it without the artist’s consent. Bruno Spoerri, a 79-year-old Swiss jazz musician, will
