John Seay, founder of The Seay Firm LLC, recently contributed an article to the Fall 2013 edition of Copywrite, the newsletter for the State Bar of Georgia Entertainment and Sports Law Section. The article, which you can download and read here, discusses recent attempts by Pandora to effectively lower the amount of royalties they pay […]
Why Pandora Wants to Pay Less and What It Means for Licensing Reform
By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) On September 21, 2012, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) introduced H.R. 6480, better known as the Internet Radio Fairness Act (IRFA). If passed, IRFA would drastically reduce the amount of royalties that webcasters like Pandora pay to owners of sound recordings by directing the Copyright […]
Flagpole Magazine Publishes John Seay’s Article on Artist Revenue Streams
By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) Last week, Flagpole Magazine, the independent alt-weekly of Athens, Ga., published an article written by John Seay. The article discusses a handful of quick ways in which artists can make a few extra bucks, and is reprinted–with permission–in full below. Alms for the Poor: […]
Artist Revenue Streams, Part 2: Understanding The Revenue Lingo
By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) Part 1 of this blog posts discusses the Artist Revenue Streams project and provides insight on monetizing activities in the music industry and its related fields. Part 2 of this blog post provides helpful definitions of common industry terms relating to revenue. In my […]