companies such as Spotify‚ Rhapsody‚ and Pandora have all taken a leap toward the online-streaming subscription route. Unfortunately‚ due to the lack of support from Artist’s and their management in the past‚ piracy of digital music‚ and matching royalty rates with their limited revenue streams‚ these companies face the difficulty of becoming the go-to access for music consumption. When digital music first came out‚ listeners had the option of discarding of their tangible forms of music. Like any
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Chapter 13 KEY ASPECTS OF IP LICENSE AGREEMENTS © 2007 Donald M. Cameron Ogilvy Renault LLP The author thanks Rowena Borenstein for her assistance in writing an earlier version of this paper. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Defining Intellectual Property Rights ............................................................................................... 1 (a) Patents.....................................................................................................................
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Not to the publisher. Mallonn’s Grill & Bar in nearby Canton‚ Ohio was sued by BMI‚ Broadcast Music Inc.‚ for playing in the background of their establishment songs by Kid Rock‚ Dave Grohl and other licensed artists without paying licensing royalties. BMI also filed a lawsuit against a sports bar in Lewiston‚ Idaho for playing music by the ever-so-popular Taylor Swift and other unnamed composers. BMI makes millions off of these songs and artists in every aspect and now they want to milk entrepreneurs
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Cameron Auto Parts Executive Summary Cameron Auto Parts was founded in 1965 in Canada by the Cameron family to seize opportunities created by the Auto Pact (APTA) of 1965 between the United States and Canada. The APTA allowed for tariff-free trade between the Big Three American automakers and parts suppliers and factories in both countries. The one caveat in the APTA to qualify for the zero-tariff trade was that companies must maintain assembly facilities on both sides of the border. Cameron
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patent is intended to mean manufacture of patented drug in India and not merely importation of drug into India. Based on his findings‚ the controller granted a non-exclusive and non-assignable licence to Natco and Natco was ordered to pay Bayer a royalty of 6% of the net sales of the
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COMPASS RECORDS BACKGROUND Compass records is a small‚ independent music recording company and co-founded in 1994 by musicians Alison Brown and Garry West. Compass is a new breed of roots-music label: eclectic‚ sophisticated‚ and artist-friendly. It is called “one of the greatest independent labels of the last decade” by Billboard Magazine‚ Compass Records has provided a thriving haven of creativity for artists and a reliable beacon of quality for music fans. Its 2006 acquisition of the Green
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any Olsten debt that might be assumed by Adecco‚ (2) any payments that Adecco might need to make to minority shareholders of some of its subsidiaries nor‚ (3) any special tax benefits enjoyed by Adecco SA through its ability to charge Adecco U.S. royalties. 4. Value the Olsten acquisition by understanding three important nuances in the valuation: a. If Adecco were to assume $750 million of Olsten debt‚ how would this affect how much they would pay for the equity of Olsten’s staffing business
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2007 • Largest customer only 4% of revenue – sales is highly spread out • Export Sales @ $2.7M at a profit of 14.7% International expansion • Siren in UK o 15 year license o 1.5% royalty o Broad geographic coverage rights plus non-exclusive outside UK • Scylla‚ S.A. in France o 10 year license o 1.5% royalty o Exclusive in France and non-exclusive in Belgium • JV with Scylla‚ S.A o Name change to SOSA o 60/40 equity split with Odysseus funding the startup costs at $1.29M o Market opportunity
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THE KEY ROLES OF A MUSIC PUBLISHER & THE IMPORTANT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MUSIC PUBLISHING. A brief introduction into the world of the music publisher will help the understanding of the benefits and pitfalls that occur with the ongoing decline in the record industry‚ and how music publishing utilizes the advantages it possesses to insulate itself against the changing marketplace due to it’s diverse streams of revenue. The role of the music publisher has evolved over the years‚ for many music
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Scope The report outlines Indias governing bodies‚ governing laws‚ mine ownership and licenses‚ mining rights and obligations‚ key fiscal terms which includes reconnaissance fees‚ prospecting fees‚ surface and dead rents‚ corporate income tax‚ royalty‚ education cess‚ clean energy cess and more. Reasons To Buy To get an overview of Indias mining fiscal regime. Key Highlights The mining industry in India is governed by Ministry of Mines‚ Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) and Geological
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