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RightsFlow Launches Outsourced Music Licensing Solutions

Authored by Ned Sherman on May 2, 2008 - 8:46am.

New York - RightsFlow, LLC, a private New York-based company, announced the launch of its outsourced music publishing licensing and royalty systems for record labels, distributors, online music retailers, and others engaged in distribution and sale of recorded music.

tags: Licensing | Music | Rights | RightsFlow |

Activision Gets Game Rights to Hasbro's "Transformers"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2006 - 10:56am.
Pawtucket, R.I. - The Hasbro Properties Group, which licenses the toymaker's franchises for other uses, announced on Monday that it has granted video game publisher Activision the exclusive rights to develop console, handheld and PC games based on its "Transformers" brand. The first Activision title is slated for release alongside the theatrical premiere of the live action "Transformers" movie from DreamWorks/Paramount Pictures on July 4, 2007.
tags: Games | Activision | Transformers | Rights | Hasbro's |

2K Sports Gets Game Rights to World Baseball Classic

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 1, 2006 - 7:44am.
New York - 2K Sports, a unit of video game publisher Take-Two Interactive, said on Wednesday that the World Baseball Classic, a 16-nation tournament featuring the world's best players competing for their home countries, will be exclusively featured in its "Major League Baseball 2K6" game for PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Xbox, GameCube and PSP. The tournament will take place from March 3-20, with finals to be held at PETCO Park in San Diego.
tags: Games | Sports | Baseball | Rights | Classic | 2K |

Penn. Judge Says File-Swappers Targeted by RIAA Must Be Advised of Rights

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 29, 2004 - 4:28am.
Philadelphia -- A federal court in Pennsylvania has ruled that Internet service providers in the state who are served "John Doe" lawsuits by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), asking for the identities of subscribers accused of copyright infringement, must first provide these subscribers detailed notices on the subpoenas, including information on their rights and how they can contest them. U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe ruled on Oct. 12 that ISPs must provide information, including a list of attorneys, to their subscribers targeted by the RIAA. "Receiving notice from your ISP that you are being sued by the record companies is a terrifying experience for the grandmas, students, and working mothers who have been caught up in the RIAA's lawsuit crusade," said Electronic Frontier Foundation legal director Cindy Cohn. "By requiring ISPs to include basic information such as the right to challenge lawsuits and where to go for help, the court took a big step toward helping people understand their options." Groups including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Citizen and the ACLU filed briefs in the case supporting the judge's decision. While the ruling only applies to ISPs in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Public Citizen attorney Paul Levy noted, "We can only hope that judges throughout the country will follow this example."
tags: RIAA | Rights | File-Swappers | Penn. Judge | Advised |