Sir Paul McCartney filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, in New York, against the company Sony ATV Music Publishing in order to ensure the copyrights of some songs of the Beatles, a fight in justice which could have serious implications for the music industry, notes the AFP. According to the legislation in the USA on the protection of the copyrights, from 1976, the Copyright Law, the … [Read more...]
Duran Duran, loses, legal, fight, USA, British law, Court, copyrights, contract, songs
The British pop band Duran Duran will not be able to claim the copyrights from the United States for some of its most famous songs, decided a British Court. Songs like 'A View To a Kill' (the soundtrack of the James Bond movie), 'Girls On Film' and 'Rio', were among the titles in connection with which the court decided that the copyrights belongs to the Gloucester Place Music … [Read more...]
Metallica, Lamar, Rihanna and more, an united appeal for the refugees cause at the Global Citizen Festival
Important names of the international music, like Metallica and Rihanna made a communal front for the refugee cause and for the improvement of the sanitary conditions in the developing countries, at the Global Citizen Festival that took place in Central Park - New York. The 5th edition included musical performances and short speeches of the international stars that asked … [Read more...]
David Bowie has ashes spread at the Burning Man Festival in Nevada
A part of the David Bowie's ashes would have been dissipated during the Burning Man festival that takes place in the Nevada desert, according to the E! Entertainment publication. This festival is dedicated to the communion between people, to the art and to the freedom of speech. Here, the participants come to party without any inhibitions. According to the same publication, it … [Read more...]