Practical Approach Series–Fair Use: When Do I Need to Ask for Permission to Post a Copyrighted Work to My Social Media?

By Cheshire Rigler   Can a band member post photographs of their concerts to their webpage or social media if they are taken by an unrelated photographer? Can the Instagram posts and stories of social media influencers contain copyrighted music? If a “how-to” post features the trademarks of competing products, does that violate intellectual [...]

By |2021-02-04T15:25:45-06:00February 4th, 2021|Copyright Issues, Entertainment Industry News, Entertainment Law, Fair Use, Internet Law, Social Media, Technology|Comments Off on Practical Approach Series–Fair Use: When Do I Need to Ask for Permission to Post a Copyrighted Work to My Social Media?

Gibson Guitar opens retail venue in Cummins Station

This story originally appeared in 2007 on Law on the Row, but it still generates a significant amount of interest because of Gibson Guitar's reputation in the industry, so I decided to update it to correspond with the recent opening of Gibson Garage at Cummins Station in Nashville.  More about that following the original [...]

By |2022-12-20T14:48:02-06:00June 10th, 2020|Music Row News|Comments Off on Gibson Guitar opens retail venue in Cummins Station

Spotify recognizes the songwriter

Written by Maddie Westrup Amidst the rise of “streaming” the music industry has faced immense innovation in recent years, not the least of which is the total rebuild of Section 115 and the mechanical licensing portion of the 1976 Copyright Act, thanks to the Music Modernization Act which is being implemented as this is [...]

By |2020-02-28T15:20:18-06:00February 28th, 2020|Digital Downloads, Entertainment Law, Songwriting, Streaming|Comments Off on Spotify recognizes the songwriter

Why Negative Reviews Aren’t As Bad as They Might Seem

When it comes to determining the reputation of a company, there is no better place to look for this information than the reviews posted on their website. Understandably, business leaders strive to gain as many positive reviews as possible. However, what if you were told that negative reviews are just and sometimes better than [...]

By |2020-09-14T10:13:05-05:00February 11th, 2020|Internet Law, Life on the Row, Technology|Comments Off on Why Negative Reviews Aren’t As Bad as They Might Seem

How Can I Improve My Online Reputation?

Your online reputation is your first introduction to many of your potential customers. You don’t want to start out on the wrong foot or give potential customers the idea that your company is something that’s not. You must create a clear representation of how you want your business to be portrayed. The key is [...]

By |2019-12-28T11:47:35-06:00December 29th, 2019|Creative, Internet Law, Trademark Issues, Uncategorized|Comments Off on How Can I Improve My Online Reputation?

Avoiding Litigation With Your Growing Business

A common fear among entrepreneurs is that they will be hit with litigation right when their business is starting to flourish. Litigation can be costly and time-consuming, and it would take your attention away from generating revenue. However, there are steps that you can take to reduce the risk that your growing business will [...]

By |2019-12-28T11:44:53-06:00December 28th, 2019|Litigation|Comments Off on Avoiding Litigation With Your Growing Business

NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2019 INDUCTEES NOMINATED

Nashville, TN August 7, 2019 – The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame announced today that Larry Gatlin, Dwight Yoakam, Marcus Hummon, Kostas, Rivers Rutherford and Sharon Vaughn will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in October.  The six new inductees will join the 213 existing members of the elite organization when [...]

By |2019-08-07T17:17:32-05:00August 7th, 2019|Client Activity, Entertainment Industry News, Life on the Row, Music Industry, Music Row Nashville, Music Row News, Nashville|Comments Off on NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2019 INDUCTEES NOMINATED

Choose Your Own Litigation

Many of you may remember reading a “Choose your own Adventure” book in your childhood, and being fascinated by the different trajectory a story could take as you made different selections in the story line. R.A. Montgomery created the children’s book series entitled “Choose Your Own Adventure” in the late 1970’s. The original Bantam [...]

By |2019-03-29T15:36:03-05:00March 29th, 2019|Entertainment Law, Litigation, Trademark Issues|Comments Off on Choose Your Own Litigation

Marvel Comics and the Power of Licensing

by Madeline Rains, edited by BNSesq The backbone of Marvel Comics has always been the wealth of intellectual property possessed by the company. Its success was based around complete ownership of its characters, until Marvel ultimately sold its film rights for select characters to other studios in the 1990’s, following financial turmoil. Marvel’s struggle [...]

By |2019-01-04T17:30:42-06:00January 4th, 2019|Copyright Issues, Licensing|Comments Off on Marvel Comics and the Power of Licensing

NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES 2018 INDUCTEES

Yesterday I had the honor of attending the announcement of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame's 2018 inductees, Ronnie Dunn, K.T. Oslin, Byron Hill, Wayne Kirkpatrick and Joe Melson.  I am so honored to serve as general counsel for this outstanding organization and serve with president Pat Alger, executive director Mark Ford, and all of [...]

By |2018-08-13T10:56:59-05:00August 8th, 2018|Client Activity, Entertainment Industry News, Music Industry, Music Row Nashville, Music Row News, Nashville, Songwriting|Comments Off on NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES 2018 INDUCTEES
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