Showing posts with label Ferrick v. Spotify USA Inc.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ferrick v. Spotify USA Inc.. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States is something we all must do.

by Angela K. Durden
Technology inventor protecting creator's copyrights. Business writer, novelist, songwriter, and Citizen Journalist.

Aren't you just loving the new wrappers on Snickers bars? I am.


More sponsorship deals are being lost by kneeling NFL players. From car dealerships to beverage distributors, companies are chosing not to put their money where they feel they are not being best represented.

On the other hand, USAA is continuing sponsorship saying they are doing it as a way to show appreciation for the military. Joining them in continuing sponsorship are Under Armor, Ford, Nike, Hyundai, Anheuser-Busch InBev, and Bose.

Stand or kneel. Sponsor or not.
In each instance, everyone is right.

Ladies and gentlemen, that is why the health of the Constitution of the United States is so vital. It is why the world comes to the U.S. by the millions to have a better life. There's a reason millions in the U.S. aren't going to other countries. I know U.S. citizens who thought it was better somewhere else and came back forthwith with hair-curling tales.

Yet, the Constitution has consistently been under attack since the early 1900s. There are those who want the protections it affords citizens to be destroyed because they want a socialist, communist, or fascist style of government.

They truly don't care which of the three styles because it all comes down to the same thing: Citizens' freedoms are gone.

Yes, there is drama around the NFL kneeling thing. And yes, it is getting column inches and airplay.

But what a great way to get attention on the multiple ways our Constitution is under attack. One of those attacks involves the rights of creatives to own and benefit from their own creations. Read more about that here.

So, good on the NFL management and all players,
sponsors and non-sponsors,
and supportive and non-supportive fans:
You are why the Constitution will remain strong.


Thursday, September 28, 2017

Ferrick v. Spotify USA Inc.: Copyright protections are under assault.

by Angela K. Durden
Technology inventor protecting creator's copyrights. Business writer, novelist, songwriter, and Citizen Journalist.

I've written a letter to the Honorable Alison J. Nathan. On December 1, 2917, she is set to rule on the fairness of the Ferrick v. Spotify USA Inc. class action settlement.

If you are in the music business, the book business, are a creative in any way and are producing tangible works that can be stolen, or a regular citizen who cares deeply about the rights of citizens, you will want to read this letter because your very rights to intellectual property ownership are under assault. 

The settlement is unfair. Someone asked the other day, "Angela, do you think this is a straw man suit?" Though I have no evidence per se, I had to say that I did believe that to be the case.


The Majors, The Bigs, and Tech Giants have been trying for years to find a way not to be held accountable for stealing. This is the latest in their sneaky tactics.

If you want to read more to get yourself up to date on what is going on, click these links to articles I've written on Linkedin: