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November 26, 2013

John Seay Interviewed for Story on GoldieBlox/Beastie Boys Lawsuit

Earlier this week, John was interviewed by CBS Radio for a story on the high-profile lawsuit between girl’s toy company, GoldieBlox, and the Beastie Boys. John’s full thoughts on the issue will be presented in a future blog post. In the meantime, the CBS Radio article can be read here, and a screenshot of the […]

Filed Under: Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Background, Copyright, De Minimis, Elements of Copyright Infringement, Entertainment Law, Fair Use, Litigation, Music Industry Musings Tagged With: atlanta entertainment lawyer, Beastie Boys, CBS Radio, GoldieBlox, The Seay Firm

August 6, 2013

The Seay Firm at Birmingham’s Secret Stages

by John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) Last weekend I travelled to my hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, to provide a free legal clinic to bands performing at the Secret Stages music festival. I’ve been a supporter of Secret Stages since its inception in 2011, but this year I was especially excited […]

Filed Under: Artist Revenue Streams, Background, Band Partnership Agreements, Copyright, Copyright Registration, Digital Performance Royalties, Entertainment Law, Fair Use, Forming a Band, Music Industry Insights, Music Industry Musings, Public Performance Right Tagged With: ADAM ADAM, Adam Guthrie, Adron, Amasa Hines, artist compensation, band agreements, Banditos, Belle Adair, Best of 2013, Bit Brigade, Colossal Gospel, Copyright Registration, Dawes, Dead Confederate, Deer Tick, Diamond Rugs, Entertainment Law, Fair Use, Fly Golden Eagle, Gringo Star, Holy Youth, Lazer/Wulf, Looksy, Maria Taylor, Muscle Shoals, New Madrid, performance royalty organization, publishing companies, Secret Stages, T. Hardy Morris, Tedo Stone, The Black Lips, The Dirty Lungs, The Pyles, This Is American Music, Vulture Whale, W. Stewart

May 18, 2013

Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer John Seay Discusses Aereo Decision on Channel 2 Action News

By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) On Thursday, May 16, 2013, John Seay was interviewed by Channel 2 Action News reporter Craig Lucie on the recent Aereo decision out of the Second Circuit. While probably fortunately for the viewers, the technical basis for John’s opinions on the Aereo decision was […]

Filed Under: Background, Copyright, Elements of Copyright Infringement, Fair Use, Public Performance Right Tagged With: Aereo, Channel 2 Action News, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Eleventh Circuit, Entertainment Law, public performance, Second Circuit, WSBTV

May 8, 2013

How to Send a Cease and Desist Letter

by John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) This is Part 2 of a two-part series on cease and desist letters.  This Part discusses what to do if you need to send a cease and desist letter.  Part 1 discusses what to do if you receive a cease and desist letter.  Please […]

Filed Under: Cease and Desist, Copyright, Copyright Registration, Elements of Copyright Infringement, Entertainment Law, Fair Use, Litigation, Trademark Tagged With: actual damages, cease and desist, cease and desist letter, Copyright, Copyright Act, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Registration, Entertainment Law, Fair Use, originality, pocket file, pocket filing, profits, statutory damages

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