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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 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

November 26, 2013

John Seay Interviewed for Story on GoldieBlox/Beastie Boys Lawsuit

Earlier this week, John was interviewed by CBS Radio for a story on the high-profile lawsuit between girl’s toy company, GoldieBlox, and the Beastie Boys. John’s full thoughts on the issue will be presented in a future blog post. In the meantime, the CBS Radio article can be read here, and a screenshot of the […]

Filed Under: Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Background, Copyright, De Minimis, Elements of Copyright Infringement, Entertainment Law, Fair Use, Litigation, Music Industry Musings Tagged With: atlanta entertainment lawyer, Beastie Boys, CBS Radio, GoldieBlox, The Seay Firm

October 24, 2013

The Seay Firm Contributes Article to Copywrite

John Seay, founder of The Seay Firm LLC, recently contributed an article to the Fall 2013 edition of Copywrite, the newsletter for the State Bar of Georgia Entertainment and Sports Law Section.  The article, which you can download and read here, discusses recent attempts by Pandora to effectively lower the amount of royalties they pay […]

Filed Under: Artist Revenue Streams, Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Background, Copyright, Digital Performance Royalties, Entertainment Law, Music Industry Insights, Music Industry Musings, Public Performance Right Tagged With: ASCAP, atlanta entertainment lawyer, BMI, digital performance royalties, Entertainment Law, John Seay, Pandora, Public performance royalties, SESAC, SoundExchange, The Seay Firm

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