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Focus (Forum & Focus)

Oct. 24, 2008

Striking a Chord

A recent 9th Circuit decision touches on a number of issues concerning the proper subject matter of copyright protection and limitations on the exercise of that protection, writes Eric E. Bensen. - Focus Column

FOCUS COLUMN

By Eric E. Bensen

In Leadsinger, Inc. v. BMG Music Publishing, the 9th Circuit considered whether a party's sale of its karaoke device, which consisted of a microphone that, when plugged into a television set, would play music while displaying accompanying lyrics, was within the scope of its compulsory license under 17 U.S.C. Section 115 or whether it also needed lyric reprint and synchronization licenses from the copyright own...

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