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January 6, 2014

How Do Actors in Touring Musicals Get Paid?

Guest Blog: Olivia Clark, Georgia State University College of Law, J.D. expected 2016 This Christmas, I was received two tickets to “The Book of Mormon” at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. As a former dancer, I found myself wondering how touring actors in musicals are compensated, and how  payment structures may have changed over the […]

Filed Under: Actors/Musicals, Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Compensation for Actors, Entertainment Law Tagged With: actors, Actors' Equity Association, atlanta entertainment lawyer, musicals, Short Engagement Touring Agreement, The Book of Mormon, touring actors, union, Wicked

December 19, 2013

Pour Some Infringement On Me: Did One Direction Rip Off Def Leppard?

by John Seay and Olivia Clark Yesterday, Olivia Clark brought to my attention a hilarious story involving boy band sensation One Direction and stadium rock perennials Def Leppard. Apparently the title track of One Direction’s new album, Midnight Memories, is eerily similar to Def Leppard’s 1987 hit “Pour Some Sugar On Me.” Critics have pointed […]

Filed Under: Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Copyright, Elements of Copyright Infringement, Entertainment Law, Idea Protection, Music Industry Musings Tagged With: Baba O'Reily, Best Song Ever, Copyright Infringement, Def Leppard, Entertainment Law, Midnight Memories, One Direction, Pour Some Sugar On Me

December 18, 2013

Attention Dancers: How to Negotiate Your Agreements

by: Olivia Clark, Georgia State University College of Law, J.D. expected 2016 Dear Loyal Readers: The Seay Firm LLC will occasionally post articles from guest bloggers. As the above byline indicates, the first one comes from Olivia Clark, a former merit scholarship pre-professional dancer with Atlanta Ballet, who has recently performed with Crossover Movement Arts. […]

Filed Under: Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Dance Law Tagged With: agma, american guild of musical artists, atlanta entertainment lawyer, ballet law, dance law, dancing, Entertainment Law, how to negotiate, intellectual property law

December 9, 2013

The Seay Firm LLC’s Much-Anticipated, Mega-Important “Best Albums of 2013” List and Accompanying Spotify Playlist

John Seay is a former musician, tour manager, and music journalist-turned-entertainment attorney at The Seay Firm LLC, where he practices exclusively in the areas of entertainment law, intellectual property law, and small business law.  His clients are artists and arts-related small businesses.  He listens to a lot of music.  You can read more about John […]

Filed Under: Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Best Albums, Entertainment Law, Music Industry Musings Tagged With: Bass Drum of Death, Belle Adair, Best Albums 2013, Best Albums of the Year, Best of 2013, Big Black Delta, Blood Orange, Boards of Canada, Chance The Rapper, Chvrches, Courtney Barnett, Danny Brown, Darkside, David Bowie, Dead Gaze, Deerhunter, Diarrhea Planet, Holy Youth, How to destroy angels_, Justin Tuberville, Kacey Musgraves, King Krule, King Tuff, Kurt Vile, Les Paul Pointillistic, M.I.A., Mice Parade, Mikal Cronin, Money Mark, New Madrid, Nine Inch Nails, of Montreal, Parquet Courts, Phosphorescent, Preston Lovinggood, Rhye, Sanders Bohlke, SDX, Sky Ferreira, Son Lux, Spotify, Spotify playlist, Steven Gunn, Tedo Stone, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Vampire Weekend, Water Liars, William Tyler, Wooden Wand, Wooden Wand & The World War IV

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