Archive for June, 2010
The Naked Cowboy is in the headlines again – threatening to sue the Naked Cowgirl, Sandy Kane, for trademark violation. Robert Burck, the iconic Times Square cowboy, demands that she either ditch the name or become a franchisee. The idea gives one pause – a Naked Cowboy franchise, coming to a street corner near you? The [...]
Unfortunately, one formerly great venue for up-and-coming artists is slowly disappearing due to the conflict between allowing the development of new talent and the collection of performance royalties. ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC collect royalties on behalf of publishers and songwriters for the performance of their material. Using different formulas for the calculation and distribution of [...]