Upshaw Maintains Royalties Were Distributed Properly
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Gene Upshaw, the executive director of the N.F.L. Players Association, has denied allegations that the union has improperly represented retired players and could owe them tens of millions of dollars.
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Cambridge Antibody Technology Group Plc won a court ruling awarding it higher royalties from US partner Abbott Laboratories for its role in developing one of the biggest drugs to come from the UK&#39;s biotechnology industry.
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The estates of some of American musicâs biggest names, including Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Sarah Vaughan, have sued Universal Music Group for more than $6 million, claiming the company cheated them out of royalties, The Associated Press reported. The lawsuit, which was also filed on behalf of some living artists, asserts that the company withheld record royalties, engaged in self-serving schemes with record clubs and suppressed payments from Appleâs iTunes and other digital distributors. The court papers accuse Universal of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment. The 14 plaintiffs are Patti Page, Tony Martin, Dick Hyman, Richard Hayman, Kitty Kallen and the estates of Basie, Goodman, Vaughan, Woody Herman, Les Brown, the Mills Brothers, Jerry Murad, Frankie Laine and the gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The lawsuit, filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, says Universal has been using questionable accounting practices since at least 1998. âWe believe that these claims are baseless, and we are confident that we will prevail in court,â said Peter Lofrumento, a spokesman for the Universal Music Group.
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Government scientists have collected millions of dollars in royalties for experimental treatments without having to tell patients testing the treatments that the researchers had a financial connection.
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BEAVERTON, Ore., Feb. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- Editors are advised this is a corrected version of the release issued earlier today.  Some of the pricing in the original release was inaccurate.
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LONDON -- Artists from Cliff Richard to Amy Winehouse will be paid when their tracks are used as backing music for clips on video-sharing Web site YouTube following a deal with the British society that collects royalties for composers, songwriters and publishers.
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By BEN EVANS WASHINGTON - Four lucky states were slated to share billions in potential royalties courtesy of an offshore drilling expansion signed into law last year, money that could help reverse decades of environmental damage from coastal industry.
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Refilling, reselling cartridges doesn't violate patents - Tokyo court
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LOS ANGELES, CA -- Officials from ASCAP today indicated they intend to pursue music royalties from the organizers of Burning Man, an artist's gathering and celebration held over the Labor Day holiday near Reno, NV.   The unconventional event, held annually since 1986, has never paid fees for any of the music played at the event, says ASCAP.  "We intend to pursue all available avenues to get this issue resolved," said Tony Wilcox, ASCAP spokesperson.
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High-stakes patent royalties battle enters another round.
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Lawmakers debating whether Congress should step in to stop the imposition of dramatically higher royalties fees on Internet streaming music providers heard testimony this morning from people involved in small businesses throughout the independent music economy: a private webcaster, two artists, two indie record producers, a public broadcaster, and the president of the nation's leading musicians' union.
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As new digital-distribution plans gain traction, an inevitable fight over publishing royalties breaks out. If songwriters lose, your ears will suffer. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.
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'Managed copying' license would support users' fair use right to move content across devices.
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The Federal Trade Commission has imposed caps on royalty rates Rambus can charge for its patented technologies, following an August decision that the company monopolized the market. The company vows to appeal.
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Documents belonging to Bing Crosby's business associates can be released in a row over royalties, a court rules.
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The estate of Rick James has settled a lawsuit claiming that a music publishing company collected money from licensing his songs without permission.
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The musical gear retailer packs it up to go private.