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July 7, 2016

Paid in Full 01: The Basics

I was recently asked to contribute a series of articles on artist revenue streams to Immersive Atlanta. What follows is the first installment of that series. And here is a link to the article as posted on the Immersive Atlanta site. PAID IN FULL is a new limited weekly series written by Atlanta entertainment lawyer […]

Filed Under: Artist Revenue Streams, Copyright, Digital Performance Royalties, Exclusive Rights, Music Streaming Services, Public Performance Right, Sound Recording, SoundExchange, Spotify Tagged With: artist revenue streams, Copyright, digital performance royalties, music streaming, public performance, Public performance royalties, revenue streams

September 26, 2014

(Not) Happy Together: SiriusXM Ordered to Pay for Use of Pre-1972 Music

Last week, a California federal judge declared Flo & Eddie of The Turtles victors in their lawsuit against SiriusXM over the public performance of the duo’s pre-1972 sound recordings. Yes, this is big, big news with major repercussions for the music industry. The lawsuit, filed in 2013, addressed music created before sound recordings began receiving protection under federal […]

Filed Under: Atlanta entertainment lawyer, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Litigation, Public Performance Right, Sound Recording Tagged With: Flo & Eddie, Pandora, Pre-1972, public performance, SiriusXM, sound recordings, The Turtles

May 18, 2013

Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer John Seay Discusses Aereo Decision on Channel 2 Action News

By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) On Thursday, May 16, 2013, John Seay was interviewed by Channel 2 Action News reporter Craig Lucie on the recent Aereo decision out of the Second Circuit. While probably fortunately for the viewers, the technical basis for John’s opinions on the Aereo decision was […]

Filed Under: Background, Copyright, Elements of Copyright Infringement, Fair Use, Public Performance Right Tagged With: Aereo, Channel 2 Action News, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Eleventh Circuit, Entertainment Law, public performance, Second Circuit, WSBTV

August 22, 2012

Honey, They’re Playing Our Song: How Silversun Pickups Hit the Panic Switch on the Romney Campaign

by John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) Every so often, but at the very least once every presidential election cycle, a band makes national headlines by sending a politician a letter asking him or her to cease and desist from playing the band’s song at campaign events. The most recent band […]

Filed Under: Copyright, Entertainment Law, Music Industry Musings, Public Performance Right Tagged With: barack obama, Lanham Act, mitt romney, moral rights, panic switch, performing rights organization, public performance, ronald reagan, sarah palin, silversun pickups

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