In case you missed it, The AI-Restored Beatles song “Now and Then” won a Grammy for best Rock Performance on Sunday, 5 decades after the group broke up. The song was finished and released last year by The Beatles’ only 2 living members, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Even though both John Lennon and George…

A U.S. District Court issued a final ruling on a controversial decision involving the 1963 hit “Double Shot (Oh My Baby’s Love”), and reaffirmed its earlier opinion that termination of copyright applies worldwide. (Vetter v. Resnik, No. 3:23-cv-01369-SDD-EWD (M.D. La. Jan. 29, 2025). The court stood by its conclusion that the recovery of the renewal…

Rimon Partner Jon Mechanic was featured in Information Week’s article, “What Lawyers Want You to Know About NFTs.” Jon discusses the importance of understanding securities law compliance in this evolving space and highlights how NFTs provide great opportunities for creators to benefit from downstream sales. Read the article here: What Lawyers Want You to Know About…

For the first time since 2009, a federal court has held that termination rights under Section 304 of the Copyright Act applies to both U.S. domestic and worldwide rights. The holding in the Vetter v. Resnik case is based on the court’s denial of the defendants Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. In July the Vetter…

Rimon Partner Celeste Moy was recently interviewed by Kill the DJ, where she discussed how musicians can protect their creative work. She emphasized the importance of copyright registration to establish ownership, protect against infringement, and qualify for statutory damages. So you’ve written a song…but how do you prove you actually own it? Distributors, music supervisors,…

On July 9, 2024, the U.S. Copyright Office published its final rule confirming that the derivative works exception to termination rights do not apply to the statutory blanket mechanical licenses established under the Music Modernization Act.  What’s the importance of the final rule, and who will benefit from it? Here’s the legal context! Sections 203…

Rimon Partner Celeste Moy discusses the reasons behind the decline in catalog hit deals in 2024. Her piece delves into the factors influencing this trend and provides insights into the current music industry landscape. What do songwriter/artists Bob Dylan, Loretta Lynn, Bruce Springsteen, Kool and the Gang, and original “Village People” member Victor Willis all…

While the nonprecedential decision in Google v. Sonos, CAFC Appeal No. 2023-1259, May 23, 2024, is not itself groundbreaking.  It provides a useful backdrop to consider how the Federal Circuit analyzes whether a patent challenger has identified a proper motivation to combine references in an obviousness analysis. The Federal Circuit analyzed obviousness in the context…

March 16, 2021 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST Register here. Dror Futter focuses his practice on startup companies and their investors, and has worked with a wide range of technology companies. His fifteen years’ experience as in-house counsel includes positions with Vidyo, Inc., a venture-backed videoconferencing company, and New Venture Partners, a venture…

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