Entertainment Law Resources
- U.S. Copyright Act (United States Code, Title 17)
- Berne Treaty
- Lanham Act
- U.S. Copyright Office
- Forms for Registration of Copyright
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
- Forms for Trademark Application
- Entertainment & Sports Law Journal
- Recent Copyright Legislation News
- International Trademark Association
- Music Publishers’ Association’s Resource Links
- Copyright Clearance Center
- U.S. Copyright Office, Circular 50 (Instructions regarding registration of musical compositions)
- U.S. Copyright Office, Circular 56 (Instructions regarding registration of sound recordings)
- U.S. Copyright Office, Circular 56a (Discusses distinction between musical composition and sound recording copyrights)
- Copyright & Fair Use
- Copyright Myths Explained
- Copyright Website
- The Copyright Society of the USA
- R. Mark Halligan’s Trade Secrets Home Page
Nashville Record Labels
- Capitol Nashville
- Sony Music Nashville
- Warner Music Nashville
- Curb Records
- Universal Music Group Nashville
- Word Entertainment Group
Chart & Other Nashville Publications
- Billboard
- Billboard Top Country Albums
- Music Row Magazine
- The Nashville Scene
- Nashville Business Journal
- The Tennessean
Mechanical Rights Organizations
Performance Rights Organizations
- BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.)
- ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers)
- SESAC, Inc. (Privately Owned)
- The Harry Fox Agency (Mechanical Collection)
- Performing Right Society (England)
- MCPS (Mechanical Copyright Protection Society) (England)
- GEMA (The German Authors’ Rights Society) (Performance and Mechanical Collection)
- Belgium Society of Authors, Composers & Publishers (Performance and Mechanical Collection)
- APRA (New Zealand & Australia Mechanical Collection)
- The Nordic Copyright Bureau (Norway Performance Rights)
- TONO (Norway Mechanical Collection)
- BUMA/STERMA
- (Dutch & Netherlands Copyright Society)
Other Music Industry Organizations
- Country Music Association
- GAC
- Nashville Songwriters Association, International
- Historic Ryman Auditorium
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences (NARAS)
- Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
- National Music Publishers Association (NMPA)
- Songwriters Guild of America (SGA)
- National Academy of Songwriters (NAS)
- National Endowment for the Arts
- American Federation of Musicians (AFM) of the United States & Canada
- Nashville Musician’s Union (Local AFM)
- Electronic Music Foundation
Intellectual Property
Gorilla Photographer: When is a photograph original?
Written by Amber Shultz* Edited by Barry Neil Shrum, Esq. A recent headline on the BBC News was “Jersey Gorilla Turns Photographer at Durrell Park.” The story was about a silverback gorilla at Durrell Wildlife [...]
The Truth Shall Set Us Free: Copyrights in Biblical Translations
By Bennett L. McMordie, ed. by Barry Neil Shrum “Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established [...]
YouTube Uses Happy Tree Friends to Educate on Copyright
By Rachel Galloway IMPORTANT NOTICE: The views expressed in this article are solely those of Ms. Galloway and may not necessarily reflect the views of Law on the Row or Barry Neil Shrum, Esquire. The [...]
Judge Chin rejects settlement agreement in Authors Guild v. Google
Under Rule 23(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a settlement of a class action requires approval of the court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e). The court may approve a settlement that is binding [...]
The Utilitarian Idea of a Monopolistic Right in Intangible Property
By Barry Neil Shrum, Esquire and Nathan Drake The classical libertarian, Frédéric Bastiat, is quoted as saying: In the full sense of the word, man is born a proprietor. . . . Faculties are only [...]
French Court Finds Google Liable and Refused to Apply Safe Harbor Provisions of The Law of Confidence in the Digital Economy
The search engine giant Google, known for its colorful name and creative endeavors, has been convicted in French Court of infringing the copyrights of four artistic works and now faces fines upwards of $600,000, not [...]