There are a few notes in the news you might be interested in as a PK Policy Blog reader:
- Sales of Music, Long in Decline, Plunge Sharply: Interesting quote (found from Samablog):
Jeff Rabhan, who manages artists and music producers including Jermaine Dupri, Kelis and Elliott Yamin, says CDs have become little more than advertisements for more-lucrative goods like concert tickets and T-shirts. “Sales are so down and so off that, as a manager, I look at a CD as part of the marketing of an artist, more than as an income stream,” says Mr. Rabhan. “It's the vehicle that drives the tour, the merchandise, building the brand, and that's it. There's no money.”
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Fashion or Faux: Copyright Law Heads Back to Congress: Looks like the US fashion industry is getting ready to reintroduce their fashion bill, that would give designers a 3 year copyright right in their designs.
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U.S. Copyright Royalty Board to rehear Webcaster fee dispute:
In a one-paragraph document issued Tuesday, Chief Copyright Royalty Judge James Scott Sledge invited all of the parties who requested the rehearing to submit documents detailing their positions and arguments by April 2.
- FCC will open an inquiry on broadband, perhaps including net neutrality at tomorrow's meeting. See item number 8.