On Thursday, February 5, 2015, the U.S. Copyright Office released a massive 245-page music licensing study proposing fairly radical, but in many cases much needed, changes to how music is licensed. As anyone who has ever tried to license music can tell you, the system is long overdue for an overhaul. Many of the changes proposed have […]
Back To The Future, Part 2: Serving Proper Notice Under Section 203
By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) This is the second part of a two-part series discussing Section 203 Terminations of Transfers. The first part summarizes Section 203, and the second part discusses proper Section 203 notice. Although both parts of the article focus on transfers of music copyrights, note that […]
Biting the Bullet: How to Register A Copyright
This article will help answer the question of how to register a copyright. As you may recall from the last update to this blog, there are basically three main benefits to registration: (1) it creates a presumption of ownership and validity, so long as you register within five years of the date on which you release […]
The Thirty-Five Dollar Dilemma : Should You Register Your Copyright?
Should You Register Your Copyright? So you’ve finally written that song you’ve had in your head for ages. Or maybe it’s that short story you’ve been meaning to write. Or a work of visual art. Like most artists, you’re proud of what you’ve accomplished. The work you created means something to you, and you’d like […]