Apparently, in August of last year, Frank Zappa’s widow, Gail Zappa, filed an application to trademark the name “Captain Beefheart.” That application was recently approved and the trademark has apparently issued. Captain Beefheart was the nom de plume of Don Van Vliet, a frequent collaborator of Frank’s and an amazing boundary-pushing artist whose albums, particularly […]
The Seay Firm LLC at Protect Athens Music Conference in Athens
On Wednesday, February 27, 2013, John Seay, attorney and founder of The Seay Firm LLC, was a panelist at the Protect Athens Music Conference in Athens, Georgia. The event was held at The Melting Point. John was on the first panel of the day, where alongside three of his colleagues he discussed the practice of […]
ReDigi and the Monetization of Your Gently Used Digital Tracks
By John Seay, Atlanta Entertainment Lawyer: The Seay Firm LLC (@TheSeayFirmLLC) Sure, it may have seemed like a good idea last night to download Snow’s 12 Inches of Snow, but what do you do the next day when buyer’s remorse sets in? Do you delete the album entirely so that your friends don’t see it […]