(Willy Sanjuan / Invision via AP) The recent arrest and charges against Sean “Diddy” Combs have brought the music…
By Scott M. Huff Introduction It has been said, “it all starts with a song.” Anyone in the music business would agree that a musical…
In an industry dominated by corporate sponsorship, discussion regarding music-brand relationships has been a pressing topic of interest. Lately there has been an increase in…
Fair use has always been a contentious concept. A great number of musicians, as well as artists of other varieties, include copyrighted material in their…
On March 20, 2013, following an address at Columbia Law School entitled “The Next Great Copyright Act”, U.S. Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante appeared before…
Crowdfunding is surpassing record label funding in the modern artist’s lexicon and is now used for tours and recordings, album art, and music videos. For…
Boosting the music business in the Internet age has proven to be a tough proposition. Online copyright infringement still has the edge over legitimate music.…