Pandora to Pay Higher Royalties
On December 16, 2015, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) decided that beginning on January 1, 2016, online radio companies will have to pay 17 cents per 100 streams of songs, up from the old rate of 14 cents. The rates will remain at 17 cents until 2020. This decision follows tension over how profits from…
Copyright Office Announces Five-Year Strategic Plan
The United States Copyright Office has released a strategic plan focusing on the years 2016-2020. The plan calls for the following: 1. Administering copyright laws efficiently, effectively, and skillfully 2. Creating a search engine that is easy to use and thorough in providing information to search engine users 3. Providing impartial expert opinions to other…