M.E.L.O.N.
"M.E.L.O.N. strives to bring you straightforward articles on all aspects of the ever-changing music, film and television industries, and how the rules change (or stay the same) as entertainment moves online. It is our hope that you will use MELON both as an educational reference for issues like copyright and trademark law and as a source for new media news and analysis."
Author: Tony Berman is the founder of Berman Entertainment and Technology Law in San Francisco an an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University School of Law.
Blawg Related Categories: Entertainment & Sports Law • Intellectual Property Law • Copyright Law • Trademark Law • Law Professor • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from M.E.L.O.N.
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Tech News: Veoh Sails into "Safe Harbor"
by Shana Dines In a previous article, we explained the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's "notice and takedown" and "safe harbor" provisions that were meant to insulate certain internet services from copyright infringement committed by their…
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(c):Defendant Destroyed Evidence, RIAA Wins
by Shana Dines In a previous article about the lawsuit against Jammie Thomas, we discussed the arguments on either side of the "make available" theory of copyright infringement. Just this week, Judge Davis granted the…
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iTunes is getting iTaxed in Many States
by Shana Dines The economy is in a recession. Gas prices are up. Mortgages are foreclosing. But digital music sales are on the rise, with iTunes reportedly selling over 5 billion songs, to date. Not…
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Introdcuing: The M.E.L.O.N. Podcast!
In the interest of better serving our loyal readers, the M.E.L.O.N. Blog Team is excited to introduce the New M.E.L.O.N. Podcast! Tony Berman, Esq. is here to answer all of your questions about multimedia and…
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Truth or Consequences: New Law Protects Performers and Public from Impostors
by Tony Bermanresearched & edited by Shana Dines While I was in Las Vegas the past couple of days, I checked out the listings of entertainment at the casinos. There were obvious “tribute” shows such…
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Events: Bandwidth Conference
The Bandwidth Music | Technology Conference is taking place August 14 & 15 at the University Club in Nob Hill. BEAT-Law's Tony Berman will be leading the discussion about digital legal issues @ 1 pm…
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(C): $200K Victory for RIAA May be Retried
by Shana Dines In our previous article, Copyright: Registration Pt. 2, we mentioned the case of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) suing Jammie Thomas for 24 counts of copyright infringement through the web-based…
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Tech News: New TLDs Will Stir Up .change
by Shana Dines The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced their unanimous decision to allow new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) last month. Generic top-level domains are the series of letters at the…
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Copyright: Perform. Rights vs. Local Radio Freedom Act
by Shana Dines Back in February, we reported on the progress of the Performance Rights Act (H.R.4789, S.2500) in a three-part series of articles. Part 1 provided the background of the bill, Part 2 explained…
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Music Biz: Live Nation Slows 360s
by Howie Cockrill In late April of this year, I wrote a three-part “Spotlight” article on Live Nation, exploring in depth the massive steps being taken by the concert impresario to secure its primacy not…