The Seay Firm LLC

Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer

  • About Us
    • John E. Seay, Esq.
    • Philip A. Ordonez, Esq.
    • Haley Carlson
    • Directions
  • Practice Areas
    • Music Law
    • Film & TV Law
    • Miscellaneous Entertainment Law
    • Copyrights & Trademarks
    • Small Business Services
  • Clients
  • Blog
  • FAQ
  • Resources
  • Contact Us

July 29, 2020

How to Register a Copyright & Save Yourself Money

We break down the odds and ends of registering copyrights. This article was originally published by DJBOOTH Whenever a client asks me to submit a copyright registration for them, I always tell them, straight up, “I’m happy to do it for you, but if you’re looking to save money, then this is something you can […]

Filed Under: Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Copyright, Copyright Registration, Entertainment Law Tagged With: Atlanta Entertainment Attorney, Copyright, Copyright Registration, entertainment attorney, Entertainment Law

September 18, 2017

Seay Firm Newsletter – Celebrating Six Years in Business

This past year, my sixth as a sole practitioner, was the most eventful year yet for my practice. I had plenty of cool stuff happen, including the following: Stuff I Went and Did I spoke at SXSW – yes, that actually happened. The title of my panel was “Building Your Team.” This was either my seventh or eighth year […]

Filed Under: Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Entertainment Law, Law Practice, Newsletter Tagged With: A Life in Waves, Black Kids, Daniel Martin Moore, Eddie's Attic, Faye Webster, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Newsletter, Ruby Force, South by Southwest, Stela Cole, Stuff Mom Never Told You, SXSW, Unladylike

September 23, 2016

Seay Firm Year Five Update

Holy smokes – The Seay Firm has been in business for five years (well, five years this November). A lot has changed in that time. I mean, I have less hair for one. There’s really so many people who played a big role in helping me to succeed. I’d like to list them all here, but I […]

Filed Under: Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Entertainment Law, Law Practice Tagged With: AJC Decatur Book Festival, Americana Fest, AVVO, Criminal Records, Dot.s, ImmersiveATL, Loeb & Loeb LLP, Record Label Fest, Small Reactions, Super Lawyers

April 26, 2016

How to Start a Record Label

I field a fair number of calls from people who, despite what they’ve read about the decline of the recorded music industry, want to know how to start a record label. As it turns out, starting a record label is not too complicated; the hard part is figuring out how to make it a financially […]

Filed Under: Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Copyright, Digital Performance Royalties, Entertainment Law, Incorporation, Licensing, Record Labels, SoundExchange Tagged With: ASCAP, atlanta entertainment lawyer, BMI, Digital Distributor, digital performance royalties, EIN, Entertainment Law, Incorporation, LLC, performance royalty organization, Publishing Admin, record labels, S-Corp, SESAC, SoundExchange

Next Page »
10.0John Eric Seay
 
John E. Seay
 
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Check out our spotify client playlist

  • About Us
  • Practice Areas
  • Clients
  • Blog
  • FAQ
  • Resources
  • Contact Us

Copyright © 2025 Website by Misfit Ideas, LLC