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May 8, 2013

LEGAL PAD: Tips for International Touring

LEGAL PAD: Tips for International Touring

No matter what side of the spectrum you are on, touring in a foreign land can be complicated.  If you’re…


LEGAL PAD: Stealing Your Way Up The Charts April 8, 2013

LEGAL PAD: Stealing Your Way Up The Charts

The website www.ThatSongSoundsLike.com is dedicated to one mission: placing similar sounding audio clips from well-known artists side-by-side.  With hundreds of…

How to (Legally) Break Free From Your Industry Contracts March 19, 2013

How to (Legally) Break Free From Your Industry Contracts

CONTRACTS PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.  You’ll enter into dozens of contract over the course of your…

LEGAL PAD: Registering Your Band’s Trademark February 14, 2013

LEGAL PAD: Registering Your Band’s Trademark

YOUR BAND NAME IS A BRAND NAME, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.  Registering your band’s name and logo with the United States…

LEGAL PAD: The End of the First Sale Doctrine? January 9, 2013

LEGAL PAD: The End of the First Sale Doctrine?

AS A MUSICIAN, YOU WILL BUY AND SELL HUNDREDS OF ITEMS over the course of your career.  From instruments…

Copyright Alert System: Can the Music Industry End Infringement? December 13, 2012

Copyright Alert System: Can the Music Industry End Infringement?

PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING HAS ALLOWED COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT to become so commonplace that enforcement of the law is nearly impossible. …

LEGAL PAD: Your Band’s Finances, Paying Professionals, & The Law November 27, 2012

LEGAL PAD: Your Band’s Finances, Paying Professionals, & The Law

WHETHER YOU’RE PLAYING AT LOCAL CLUBS OR TOURING THE REGION, NATION, OR BEYOND, paying the professionals who help you…

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