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May 8, 2014

Casting a Net: Podcasts, Webcasts, and the Licensing Regime

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 […]

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March 29, 2014

A Google Analytics Snapshot of The Seay Firm Website

Here’s a Google analytics snapshot for you – since Jan. 1, 2014, this website has had visits from nearly 5,000 unique visitors, most of which came from Atlanta, New York, and Los Angeles, in descending order of most visits.  The most visits, as has been the case ever since I posted them, were for my articles […]

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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 […]

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November 22, 2013

John Seay of The Seay Firm To Judge Eddie’s Attic Songwriter’s Open Mic Shootout 39

Last week I was asked to be a judge at the Eddie’s Attic Bi-Annual Songwriter’s Open Mic Shootout 39 (read about it here), which will be on Saturday, November 23, 2013. I’ve done the judging thing before, but never at a competition as respected as this one. From what I’m told, the event consistently sells […]

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