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 […]
Honey, They’re Playing Our Song: How Silversun Pickups Hit the Panic Switch on the Romney Campaign
by John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) Every so often, but at the very least once every presidential election cycle, a band makes national headlines by sending a politician a letter asking him or her to cease and desist from playing the band’s song at campaign events. The most recent band […]
ReDigi and the Monetization of Your Gently Used Digital Tracks
By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) Sure, it may have seemed like a good idea last night to download Snow’s 12 Inches of Snow, but what do you do the next day when buyer’s remorse sets in? Do you delete the album entirely so that your friends don’t see it […]
Owning It: Why I Collect Music in the Age of the Cloud
Much to the amusement of my friends, I’ve never been quick to adopt new technology. I only purchased my first so-called “smart phone” last October. And although I do keep up with changes in the music industry, and in fact consider myself progressive as far as those issues are concerned, I’m downright conservative when it […]