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April 26, 2016

How to Start a Record Label

I field a fair number of calls from people who, despite what they’ve read about the decline of the recorded music industry, want to know how to start a record label. As it turns out, starting a record label is not too complicated; the hard part is figuring out how to make it a financially […]

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September 15, 2013

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 […]

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