Arista Records v. Launch Media: Webcasting Service Is Not “Interactive” under U.S.C. 114
By Jan Jensen and Ryan Smith of Zuber & Taillieu LLP
The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that a webcasting service that provides users with customized internet radio stations is not an “interactive service” under 17 U.S.C. section 114(j)(7), and therefore need not pay individual licensing fees to sound recording copyright holders. In Arista Records, LLC et al v.… More...

