Court Orders Twitter Reveal Anonymous Tweeter Over Sketchy Copyright Claim, Because That Tweeter Won't Show Up In Court

Back in November we wrote about a very bizarre attempt to abuse copyright law to uncover who was behind a Twitter account, @CallMeMoneyBags. That account tweeted out various things mocking and shaming various extremely wealthy people, including...

Top Disney Lawyer To Become Top Copyright Office Lawyer, Because Who Cares About The Public Interest?

People at the Copyright Office seem to get mad at me every time I suggest that the Copyright Office is captured by Hollywood, and pointing out how top officials there all seem to bounce back and forth between the Copyright Office and...

It's Great That Winnie The Pooh Is In The Public Domain; But He Should Have Been Free In 1982 (Or Earlier)

It's been four years now since the US finally started allowing old works to enter the public domain after decades in which cultural landlords continually moved to actively remove works from the public domain. Every year since the US got back into...

Apple May Offer an Audiobooks Service This Year

Apple offers several subscription services under its Apple One bundle. A new report suggests an audiobooks service may be coming soon.

Winnie-the-Pooh and More Early Sound Recordings Enter Public Domain

A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh and several other early sound recordings from 1926 entered the public domain in the United States.

David Bowie's Estate Sells 'Entire Body of Work' in Massive Publishing Deal

Warner Chappell acquires hundreds of musician’s songs. The Bowie estate previously aligned with Warner Music Group in 2013 to handle the singer’s recorded catalog

David Bowie: Singer's estate sells rights to his entire body of work to WCM

Warner Chappell Music say they are "immensely proud" to be "chosen as caretakers".

David Bowie’s Estate Sells His Publishing Catalog to Warner Chappell (EXCLUSIVE)

UPDATED: After months of negotiations, David Bowie’s estate has sold the singer’s formidable publishing catalog to Warner Chappell Music for a price upwards of $250 million, sources confirm to Vari…