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: […]
Cover of the Rolling Stone: The Disconnect Between Public Success and Monetary Success
by John Seay, The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) In the movie Almost Famous, members of the fictional band Stillwater burst into song after learning they made the cover of Rolling Stone.[1] Sure, Stillwater is happy because making the cover validates their existence, but it also—especially back in 1973—meant increased record sales and concert attendance, which […]
Crowd-Funding Galore: Understanding Funding’s Next Big Thing
By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) Recently I wrote an article on the JOBS Act and crowd-funding that was the cover story for Flagpole Magazine and also featured in WELD for Birmingham. Below is a link to the article as it appeared in WELD. As usual, email me with any […]