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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

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

October 15, 2013

The Seay Firm Hosts Fundraiser for The Creatives Project

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 […]

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