Posted on 07/04/2015 6:25:17 PM PDT by a fool in paradise
For the past two years, the music industry has been watching a series of lawsuits centered on an obscure aspect of copyright law: whether the performers on older recordings should get royalties when their songs are played on digital radio services.
One of those lawsuits was settled Friday when SiriusXM, the satellite radio provider, announced it would pay $210 million to the major record companies over its broadcasting of songs made before 1972.
...two years ago members of the 1960s band the Turtles, whose hits included “Happy Together” sued Sirius in three federal courts, saying their songs before 1972 were still covered under state laws in New York, California and Florida. The group accused Sirius of broadcasting them without permission, and sought $100 million in damages as part of a class-action suit.
The major labels soon followed with their own case, in California state court. On Friday, Sirius disclosed through a securities filing that on June 17 it had reached an agreement with the labels that would cover its use of old songs through the end of 2017, and would negotiate with labels for new licenses thereafter.
...Last year Sirius had $4.2 billion in revenue, and Wall Street analysts estimate that the company paid about 10 percent of that — approximately $400 million — in music royalties.
...The suit by the Turtles is still unresolved.
...The Turtles’ suit has been certified with class-action status, although the labels’ settlement with Sirius will reduce the size of that class....
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I can’t believe people in this day and age listen to music that old.
Beethoven called and demanded his royalties!!
For Elise
Most people never heard the lead in on the Uncle Charlie album. I don’t think it got aired on the radio version.
... anyway. I do...
You don't.
I've had XM for 10 years. They have always played the popular versions of songs from the 40's to today.
Really? Sirius plays 60s cover versions. I have only listened a few times in rental cars and they played the original versions when I listened, has that changed?
No.
"It Ain't Me Babe"
''Let Me Be"
"You Baby"
"Happy Together"
"She'd Rather Be With Me"
"You Know What I Mean"
"Elenore"
"You Showed Me",
bigbob: You’re wrong. Subscribers pay...Wise up.
Wise up? You both said the same thing.
Just play it.
Same for you GeronL. You get a hell of a selection when its done.
Uncle Charlie and his dog Teddy... Somewhere i still have that album.
I hope you are listening. This is music.
Yeap it's on the Uncle Charlie album. They interview an old man. That part wasn't on the 45 nor played on the air back in the day. Jerry Jeff Walker wrote the song but I think Uncle Charlie was NGDB's invention. I have the vinyl and CD of it. The one that was real hard for a long time to get on CD was Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Dirt Silver and Gold. 37 songs on that one. I like the song "Bowlegs" :>}
I'm on dial up I can't :>{ But I have it to play though :>}
Ohmygosh, I forgot about Bowlegs. Too many years, too many songs, not enough brain cells to keep it all straight anymore. Now I want to marathon-listen to NGDB ...
‘72 is when I was born...
My copyright is still good! :p
There is a video I’ve seen before on Youtube when I can go out and get high speed access. The song is Will the Circle Be Unbroken. It’s a live video with NGDB, Chet Atkins, Roger Mcguinn, Mark Oconner, Johnny Cash,Roy Acuff, Michael Martin Murphy, Earl Scruggs & Randy, Ricky Skaggs, Chris Hillman, Levon Helm, Emmylou Harris and others on it singing it. I know it’s on the album by that name but they also taped the recording.
I knew this would happen. Your memory is much better than mine.
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