Do Due Diligence
Do your due diligence or you may never end up on the big stage. Due diligence is a phrase that is thrown around the legal world on a daily basis. “Is that borrower credit worthy? We’ll have to do our...
View ArticleThe Golden Oldies – Recapturing Pre-1978 Copyrights
We have covered several topics on recapturing copyrights here at Lawyer 4 Musicians (see Recapture Basics and Heir’s Rights), as the clock started for copyright owners to terminate a record label or...
View ArticleMMA Still Fighting its Way Through Congress
Previously we reported on the Music Modernization Act, a bill proposed to ensure digital music services pay fair royalties to the copyright holders, and where it stands during its process to be become...
View ArticleSoundCloud Listened (to us)
Sometimes speaking out works. @SoundCloud listened and modified its new artist contract. Thanks to some solid journalism (take that #fakenews), and the power of artists and their representatives (like...
View ArticleHow Do You Split Up Publishing?
Publishing is an often discussed and rarely understood element of music. For those working as musicians or within the industry, understanding publishing and how it is divided is essential. However,...
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