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Music Royalty Claims Against Retailers by Phonographic Performance Ireland (PPI) in Doubt

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If you are a retailer, a recent District Court decision in a case brought by the Phonographic Performance Ireland (PPI) organisation against a retailer in Dublin will be of interest. The PPI is licensed to collect royalties for leading music labels such as Sony, Warner, EMI and it issues notices to retailers for collection of … Read more

Copyright Law in Ireland-The Essentials

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Copyright is the legal term, which describes the rights given to authors/creators of certain categories of work. Copyright protection extends to the following works: 1.original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works sound recordings, films,broadcasts, cable programmes 2.the typographical arrangement of published editions,computer programmes, 3.original databases. The owner of copyright is the author and within the … Read more