On Friday, October 18, from 8pm – 11pm, The Seay Firm LLC is a host for an exhibition at The Goat Farm Arts Center benefiting The Creatives Project. The event, “Momentum: Exit to the Future,” will feature the work of The Creatives Project Artist-in-Studio Residents and Housing Resident Artists, as well as music by and […]
Court Okays Section 203 Termination of Transfer of Copyright
For now, we can rejoice. The Federal District Court in Los Angeles recently ruled that artists can, in some circumstances, terminate the transfers of copyright that they may have executed in favor of record labels or publishing companies some 35 years ago. As you may recall, I discussed Section 203 terminations of transfers here and […]
Should Songwriters Get Paid for Online Lyric Databases?
By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) The following article was inspired by, and borrows from, a study by University of Georgia professor and musician (Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker), David Lowery. I’m notoriously awful with song lyrics. Even for some of my favorite songs, there’s that awkward moment when I’m singing […]
How Do Bands Make Money: Survey Identifies Band Behaviors
How do bands make money? United Kingdom-based Right Chord Music recently released the results of a small, 200-participant survey of mostly independent musicians. According to the survey, 75% of the participants were unsigned independent musicians. Based on that fact and some of the other numbers from the survey, we can conclude that the musicians answering the […]