A Canadian Appeals Court ruled that 30-second samples of songs on download websites are not "performances" and are exempt from public performance royalties in Canada. Read more from Billboard.
Are the US performance rights organizations BMI, ASCAP and SESAC ready to test the waters in the US to see if "previews" available on iTunes, Amazon and Rhapsody meet the standard of a "public performance" under the US Copyright Act?
Tamera H. Bennett is a wife, mom, lawyer, mediator, blogger, podcaster, and legal writer. For two decades she’s helped clients protect what they create by practicing trademark, copyright and entertainment law in Texas and Tennessee.
Tamera has co-hosted more than 85 episodes of the Entertainment Law Update Podcast since 2009. And, she’s been honored to write for BILLBOARD magazine and the TEXAS LAWYER.
In the summer of 2015, Tamera backpacked 100 miles over 10 days with her son's Boy Scout Troop. Tamera walked her first half-marathon in 2012 and walked the Cowtown Half Marathon in February 2016 and February 2017 with a PR each time. You can visit Tamera’s blog at createprotect.com and follow her on Twitter @tamerabennett.
