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 […]
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 […]