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Appeals court rules for Eminem in royalty lawsuit

September 3, 2010 10:19 PM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court has found Eminem's former production company is entitled to more money from downloads of the rapper's songs and ringtones. A federal jury last year had ruled against F.B.T. Productions LLC in its lawsuit against Universal Music Group seeking a greater share of... more »
Music royalty talks consider cell phone mandate

August 18, 2010 9:49 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) - A long-running dispute between radio broadcasters and the recording industry over music royalties has taken an unexpected turn with a proposed settlement that threatens to drag the mobile phone industry into the ring. The compromise under discussion by radio broadcasters, recording labels and recording artists could include... more »
Audit: Weaknesses found in royalty collection

August 2, 2010 8:39 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A new audit says Louisiana's natural resources department isn't doing enough to ensure oil and gas companies are paying everything they owe the state in mineral royalties - and could be leaving money uncollected. The audit says the department isn't regularly reviewing enough of the... more »