3 Count: Bad Moon Rising

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1: After Settling With Two Groups, GMR’s Copyright Fight With Southern Stone Goes Forward

First off today, Inside radio reports that the performing rights organization (PRO) Global Music Rights (GMR) has reached a settlement with two radio groups while the case against a third moves forward.

GMR was founded in 2013 and represents an alternative to the larger PROs of ASCAP and BMI. They represent artists such as Metallica, Nicki Minaj, Post Malone and Bad Bunny. GMR has filed lawsuits against various radio groups, alleging that stations are playing GMR-licensed music without permission or paying needed royalties.

Two of those organizations, Red Wolf Broadcasting and One Putt Broadcasting, have been settled out of court. However, a third organization, Southern Stone Communications, is moving forward after an attempt by Southern Stone to dismiss the lawsuit failed.

2: French ISPs and Sports Organizations Sign Anti-Piracy Agreement

Next up today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that the French sports leagues have reached a deal with the nation’s four major internet service provides to strengthen anti-piracy measures and expedite the closure of unlawful sports streams.

In early 2022, Arcom replaced HADOPI as the government’s anti-piracy organization. Part of their new charter was working to stop illegal sports streaming, resulting in hundreds of complaints from rightsholders that were forwarded on to ISPs. However, now it appears the sports organizations are working directly with the ISPs, in a bid to accelerate this process.

Though the details of this new agreement are not publicly available, but it appears to be a bid to accelerate the blocking of unlawful streams. In the past year, Arcom action resulted in the blocking of nearly 1,300 domains. That amount was from some 85 referrals as well as court rulings.

3: John Fogerty Regains Control Over Creedence Clearwater Revival Songs After Half-Century Fight

Finally today, Melinda Newman at Billboard reports that, after several decades, musician John Fogerty has reclaimed control over both his solo works and music connected with Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Fogerty had been in a decades-long dispute with Saul Zaentz’s Fantasy Records. According to Fogerty, the contract he signed with them in 1968 was unfair, and it was bad enough that he relinquished all royalties to his most popular music to get out of that contract in 1980.

However, in 2004 Concord Records bought Fantasy Records and, in one of their first moves, was to reinstate and increase Fogerty’s royalties. However, he’s now taken the extra step of buying a controlling stake in those publishing rights from Concord. Concord will still administer the rights to the CCR music at this time. However, Fogerty did obtain control of his solo work, which he will be controlling directly.

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