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 […]
What You Should Know About Production Agreements
One form of agreement that clients regularly ask me to negotiate, and that clients regularly ask me to draft, is what’s known as a production agreement, also called a production deal. Production agreements are especially popular in the rap, hip-hop, and pop genres, although they may appear elsewhere as well. They should be entered into, […]
John Seay to Discuss Producer Agreements at Georgia Lawyers for the Arts
On Tuesday, August 11, 2015, Atlanta entertainment lawyer John Seay will lead a seminar on producer agreements at the Georgia Lawyers for the Arts offices at the King Plow Arts Center. The title of the seminar is “Producer Agreements 101: What They Are, What They Include, and How to Negotiate Them.” The seminar is free, although […]
Is Your Trademark Registrable or “Merely Ornamental”?
Guest post by Taylor Josey, rising 3L at the University of Georgia School of Law Is your trademark registrable or “merely ornamental”? There are a number of factors that must be considered when deciding whether to register a trademark. For instance, one must do a search to see whether a similar registered trademark already exists, […]