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Georgia Music Hall Of Fame
Southern rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd, will be inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, September 8, 2007 during the 29th Annual Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards Show. Lynyrd Skynyrd, best known [...]
Brittany Wells scheduled to appear in “Fashion for Every Body”
My favorite client and country recording artist, Brittany Wells, is scheduled to appear in "Fashion for Every Body" on October 14, 2007 in Nashville, Tennessee. The fashion show benefits Eating Disorders Coaliation of Tennessee. This [...]
RIAA Litigation Procedure Summary
The Recording Industry vs. the People has a very insightful summary of the legal process the RIAA uses to bring suit against people who they allege are downloading music illegally. To view it, click this [...]
Napster Settlement Impacts Bertlelsmann AG Earnings
Because of its settlements with the four major music publishers involved in the Napster case -estimated at over $400 million- the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann AG (FRA: BTG4) reported a first-half net loss of shareholder profit [...]
BMI posts record profts
BMI, one of the largest performance rights organizations in the world, announced today that it will distribute more than $732 million in royalties for the 2006-2007 fiscal year. This figure is an 8% increase over [...]
Bertelsmann & NMPA Settle Claims
On August 31, 2007, the National Music Publishers' Association ("NMPA") and Bertelsmann AG and Bertelsmann, Inc. jointly announced a proposed settlement of litigation arising out of claims asserted by NMPA relating to Bertelsmann's relationship with [...]
EMI’s new owner cleans house
Terra Firma Capital Parnters, Ltd., the privity equity firm that paid $4.9 Billion for the struggling media giant, announced that EMI's CEO Eric Nicoli and CFO Martin Stewart would be let go prior to the [...]
“One Music Row” will be an impressive address
My good friend and client, Joe Meador of Grand Entertainment Group, is one of the driving forces behind Music Row Partners, the development team behind the proposed construction of a $52 million, 131,600-square-foot office condominium [...]
Leon Russell releases new album
My client and the Master Of Space And Time, Leon Russell, released his new album Angel In Disguise today. The release features 11 new songs by Leon, including a special tribute to his wife entitled [...]
Capital Records forced to pay defendant attorneys fees
An order issued July 16, 2007 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Capital Records, Inc. et al. v. Debbie Foster et al., Civ Case No. 04-1569-W, the judge ordered Capital [...]
Leah Durelle’s I’m Not Sorry climbs the charts
Leah Durelle's single I'm Not Sorry reached number 50 on Music Row magazine's "CountryBreakout" chart. Congratulations to JR Music and Leah!! Check out Leah Durelle's website by clicking on the photo above.
ASCAP posts record profits
The performance rights organization ASCAP today announced that it has record revenues of $785 million for the fiscal year 2006, with royalty payments to its members in the amount of $680 million. This represents a [...]
Barry Neil Shrum is identified as one of America’s Premier Lawyers.
Mr. Barry Neil Shrum, a member of the Nashville, Music Row-based firm of Harris, Martin, Jones, Shrum, Bradford & Wommack, P.A., was identified by SkyRadio as one of America's Premier Lawyers. As part of the honor, Mr. [...]
First thoughts
Welcome to my world. As this blog progresses, I hope to present something of a diary into the life of an average attorney working on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee and share some thoughts and [...]
Dastardly Downloads: Is Napster to blame for the music industry’s slump?
In August, the RIAA issued a study by Peter D. Hart Research Associates which reported that among people whose downloading activities increased during the past six months, 41% say that they purchased less music during [...]
SOPA and PROTECT IP: Is the Sky Falling on the Internet?
By Amber Rose and Barry Shrum If you've cruised the [...]
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