Holy Copyright, Batman! The Legal Doctrine of Scenes a Faire

This article originally appear in the print edition of Law on the Row, Volume 2, Issue 1 on September 9, 2002.  Imagine two musical works written in a minor key using a standard jazz progression such as I-IV-II-V. Further imagine that Work B is alleged to be an infringement of Work A. The author of [...]

By |2015-03-21T22:23:12-05:00October 11th, 2007|Copyright Issues, Entertainment Industry News, Music Law, Music Row News, Songwriting|Comments Off on Holy Copyright, Batman! The Legal Doctrine of Scenes a Faire
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Taming the “Big Bad Record Company”

What songwriters can do to improve their negotiating strength in an entertainment deal A very common theme among my songwriter and artist clients is the subject of how they were "ripped off" by their record label and/or music publisher (for purposes of this general publication, I'll refrain from using the actual, more vivid terms often [...]

By |2015-03-21T22:26:58-05:00March 21st, 2001|Copyright Issues, Entertainment Law, Music Publishing, Songwriting|Comments Off on Taming the “Big Bad Record Company”
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