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Dish Seeks Ruling on AutoHop Feature That Skips All Commercials is.gd/vGFOHM 4:23 PM May 24th via TweetDeck
#Radio pioneer Hal Jackson, co-founder of NYC's WBLS, died Wednesday. He was 97 nydailynews.com/entertainment/… 7:47 AM May 24th via Safari on iOS
Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" & Sugar HIll Gang's "Rapper's Delight" named to National Recording Registry is.gd/3q5bBI #music 7:55 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck
@MsLods @montserratlj Thanks for the mentions #copyright 2:28 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck
@montserratlj Wow: You went the throwback route. Thanks for the mention. New, followup project is up and running: is.gd/aviTmf 11:01 AM May 23rd via TweetDeck in reply to montserratlj
UCLA law professor argues Google's search has 1st Amendment protection as publisher is.gd/XKxyua [pdf] 11:45 AM May 21st via TweetDeck
Donna Summer, queen of dance music, died this morning of cancer. She was 63 is.gd/vDY1BA #music 9:49 AM May 17th via TweetDeck
The legendary Chuck Brown, creator of go-go music, died earlier this afternoon in Baltimore. He was 75 ow.ly/aXOLA #music 6:17 PM May 16th via HootSuite
Plavix Set to Lose #Patent Protection ow.ly/aXLEo 5:28 PM May 16th via HootSuite
Mike Madison: Taking #copyright where you find it madisonian.net/2012/05/15/tak… 6:25 AM May 16th via Safari on iOS
The Georgia State E-reserves decision ow.ly/aTiCP #copyright 5:34 AM May 14th via HootSuite
@BeatTipsManual Always possible, but highly unlikely without considerable societal and environmental change 10:57 AM May 13th via TweetDeck in reply to BeatTipsManual
@BeatTipsManual The judiciary bending on "work for hire" language would require a paradigm shift akin to that in school desegregation cases 10:56 AM May 13th via TweetDeck in reply to BeatTipsManual
Legendary DC band Trouble Funk sues Beastie Boys over Ill, Boutique samples is.gd/oYzfgQ #copyright #music 11:03 AM May 10th via TweetDeck
@BeatTipsManual "Decreased bargaining power" is tough argument to win. Otherwise more clickwrap licenses would be deemed illegal 7:05 AM May 10th via TweetDeck in reply to BeatTipsManual
Industry Rule No. 4,081: Don't sign record deals with "work for hire" language in them #copyright #music #termination 2:50 PM May 9th via TweetDeck
RE bit.ly/LRj9ys Also, musicians, no need to pay LegalZoom $114 when you can do it yourself for $35 is.gd/N3ZoOM #copyright 2:48 PM May 9th via TweetDeck
"@LegalZoom: Hey musicians, time to copyright your music?" Musicians, your original music already is protected. Oy. #copyright 2:47 PM May 9th via TweetDeck
@BeatTipsManual A lot of termination issues won't see light because the contracts have "work for hire" language in them #music 2:43 PM May 9th via TweetDeck in reply to BeatTipsManual
Two decades since MPC, writers still can't distinguish between a sample, loop, mashup & remix is.gd/miRCRN /HT @primusluta 2:42 PM May 9th via TweetDeck

Name K Matthew Dames
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Bio Copyright strategist at [former] Big East university. Research fellow at Big 10 university. PhD/JD. Author, publisher, DJ, music collector. HR43 network.