So you want to start a music podcast. Or, maybe a music webcast. Regardless of which format you choose, you’ll need to acquaint yourself with copyright law and licensing. But how easy it is to license the content you desire varies greatly on whether you opt for a podcast, where users download your episodes (much […]
I Read Ten Articles About Music Streaming Royalties And All I Got Was Confused
Even if you only casually follow the trials and tribulations of the modern music industry, you’ve probably seen some iteration of the following article on music streaming royalties: “My Song Got One Million Plays on Pandora and All I Got Was X Dollars.” Without question, music streaming royalties are granular.[1] But the dollar figures attached […]
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 […]
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 […]