From the New York Times: an article on how members of the European Union are pushing back against the ease with which Google users can retrieve information about EU citizens MORE >>

Notably, all of the open seats in LA (the Hollywood Division) are held by MembershipFirst members, which means that, as was the case last year, MF can at best maintain its level of representation on the national board. Ballots in Hollywood and New York will be mailed on August 24 with a return deadline and tabulation on September 23. MORE >>

Or, follow me on Twitter , friend me on Facebook , or subscribe to my Huffington Post articles. Reports The national board received reports from elected leadership and staff including: • President Howard memorialized those members who have passed away over the last year reading each name aloud and calling for a moment of silent remembrance. MORE >>

It's not as strange as it seems: the macho union of dock workers and Hollywood truck drivers ( Teamsters Local 399 on the West coast and Local 817 in New York) also represents casting directors, location managers, and various other tenderfoots. Everyone knows that composers and lyricists makes scales. MORE >>

This article is featured in Billboard and is reprinted with permission. similar incontestability provision was included in the 1985 Allman Brothers recording agreement (originally signed with PolyGram Records) that’s part of the band’s current litigation against UMG pending in federal district court in New York. MORE >>