tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post5699253282377376924..comments2024-03-29T13:59:42.629+00:00Comments on The IPKat: When the Writ Hits the PhanVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-16021077235919175562014-07-26T11:19:21.880+01:002014-07-26T11:19:21.880+01:00>>Do the copyright assignments not contain p...>><i>Do the copyright assignments not contain provisions requiring the assignor to give such assistance as may be required to support infringement lawsuits, and to refrain from impeding the same? Cannot Ultra compel Mr Kaskade to refrain from disparaging the merits of the lawsuit in a public forum? If not, tighter drafting is clearly required</i><<<br /><br />Kaskade is not under contract with Ultra Records; he was released by the label on or before March 20, 2014 and he is currently not signed to any label/publisher/distributor.<br /><br />>><i>It does rather suggest that record companies' insistence on copyright protection being essential to the livelihoods of artists as being a little bit exaggerated.</i><<<br /><br />Fledgling artists tend to rely on record label advances and other support; established artists like Kaskade develop revenue streams independent of their record label such as tours and live performances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-18024997009815208222014-07-25T16:50:04.569+01:002014-07-25T16:50:04.569+01:00I have the same problem as Anonymous at 22:15, in ...I have the same problem as Anonymous at 22:15, in that if I click on the "xx comments" to put up a new window with the comments in, it says I have "unsaved changes" when I try to close the window. I haven't experienced the problem with frames though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-58938276146877363962014-07-25T14:57:14.587+01:002014-07-25T14:57:14.587+01:00anonymous at 12:51,
Check into concepts such as c...anonymous at 12:51,<br /><br />Check into concepts such as contracts of adhesion and public policy making certain contract provisions de facto unenforceable.<br /><br />"Tighter drafting" may not be the workable answer you think it to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-60252427331340011282014-07-25T12:51:34.545+01:002014-07-25T12:51:34.545+01:00Do the copyright assignments not contain provision...Do the copyright assignments not contain provisions requiring the assignor to give such assistance as may be required to support infringement lawsuits, and to refrain from impeding the same? Cannot Ultra compel Mr Kaskade to refrain from disparaging the merits of the lawsuit in a public forum? If not, tighter drafting is clearly required.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-36256525274184748182014-07-25T08:42:07.297+01:002014-07-25T08:42:07.297+01:00Thanks, Anonymous: I think the problem lies with e...Thanks, Anonymous: I think the problem lies with either your choice of browser or your browser setting -- I've not experienced this problem on the various computers I've used and no-one else has reported it (yet).Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01123244020588707776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-90365191871538266652014-07-24T22:15:26.434+01:002014-07-24T22:15:26.434+01:00Indeed, the BBC story goes on to say "He expr...Indeed, the BBC story goes on to say "He expressed his disbelief on Twitter that his own record label was suing Ms Phan for copyright infringement. "And the kicker... they're citing her using my songs for the suit. Come. On," he wrote on the site."<br /><br />It does rather suggest that record companies' insistence on copyright protection being essential to the livelihoods of artists as being a little bit exaggerated.<br /><br />[By the way, often when I lauch IPKAT it complains that it "cannot be shown in a frame"; and often recently if I click on the "xx comments" to put up a new window with the comments in, it says I have "unsaved changes" when I try to close the window. Could these be fixed, please?]<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com