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In the dynamic world of marketing, celebrity endorsement deals have become a ubiquitous strategy for brands aiming to capture consumer attention and build brand affinity. Think Madden Football or the George Forman Grill.  In these instances, the product and the celebrity became synonymous in the [...]

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More Revenue for Songwriters? Copyright Royalty Tribunal increases the Mechanical Royalty Rates

Recently, on December 12, 2023, the Copyright Royalty Judges announced a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase in the mechanical royalty rates for the 17 U.S.C. §115 statutory license for making and distributing phonorecords of nondramatic musical works regarding physical phonorecords and Permanent Downloads. The new rate [...]

By |December 13th, 2023|Categories: Creative, Digital Downloads, Entertainment Industry News, Entertainment Law, Licensing, Life on the Row, Music Industry, Music Law, Music Publishing, Music Row Nashville, Music Row News, Nashville, Songwriting, Streaming|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on More Revenue for Songwriters? Copyright Royalty Tribunal increases the Mechanical Royalty Rates

Warhold v. Goldsmith–Fair Use and Appropriation Art

This article is a modified exert of Chapter 7 from Mr. Shrum’s book, Guitars, Gavels & Gold, published by Kendell Hunt in 2022.  Used with permission. The case of Warhol v. Goldsmith was argued in front of the Supreme Court in October of 2022 and [...]

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Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Reunion

Last week, I was so honored to see many of the members of the NaSHOF at our Hall of Fame Reunion Lunch, held at Ray Stevens’ Cabaray Showroom on December 7.  The annual event is always one of my favorite, next to the NaSHOF Gala, [...]

By |December 19th, 2022|Categories: Entertainment Industry News, Entertainment Law, Music Industry, Music Row Nashville, Music Row News, Nashville, Songwriting|Comments Off on Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Reunion

Oiling the engine of free expression

The concept of fair use, codified at 17 U.S.C. §107,  is one of the most important and widely discussed topics in copyright law, and perhaps one of most widely misunderstood as well.   The Supreme Court has described the concept of copyright as the engine of [...]

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Creative Lesson’s from Einstein and Quantum Physics

As a true geek, Albert Einstein as always been one of my inspirations.  What better way to inspire the artists and creators among us than to let my idol do the speaking. In 1982, a physicist at the University of Paris, Alain Aspect discovered that [...]

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