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Lupe Fiasco and His Conflict with Atlantic Records

Hip hop artist and entrepreneur Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, widely known by his stage name Lupe Fiasco, has been candid about his contentious dealings with Warner Music Group’s (WMG) Atlantic Records early in his career. Even with solid contracts, Fiasco claims...

Reservoir Media’s Push to Buy Song Rights

The goal of songwriters and artists has always been to get their music in front of as many people and in as many ears as possible. Sadly, many artists have given little thought to the intellectual property implications of this...

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Muse Releases an NFT Album That is Eligible to Chart

The rise of non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, has been a seismic change in the digital age. An NFT functions as a digital asset that creates a single coded imprint that makes it unique. Where this differs from traditional media is...

Music Copyright Lawsuits Take Aim at New Songs

When Charles Colton coined the idiom “imitation is the sincerest of flattery” in 1820, he couldn’t have foreseen the effect those words have had on recent music copyright litigation. He meant that you could flatter someone by imitating them, but...

On The Verge: The Biggest Update To Music Copyright Law In Over 40 Years

There’s a copyright bill racing through Congress so quickly that it could become law by the time you read this. But before we talk about what’s happening now, let’s take a look back at the past for context. What Does...

Why Music May Be Less Widely Available In The Future

Though you may not have known about it, the government and the music industry recently went to battle. And though you may not have known about it, it affects you whether you’re a musician, a business owner, or a music...

Copyright Laws Create Blurred Lines

By now you’ve heard that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams have lost their legal battle against the Marvin Gaye estate. A jury found in mid-March that Thicke and Pharrell’s “Blurred Lines,” the biggest-selling song of 2013, infringed on Gaye’s “Got...

Why Hire an Entertainment Attorney

The entertainment industry is a highly contractual business surrounded by lots of legal terms and conditions. While entertainers are working on their craft, it is integral that he or she have proper legal representation, not only at the onset of...

25th Annual North American Entertainment, Sports and Intellectual Property Law Conference – Montego Bay, Jamaica

25th Annual North American Entertainment, Sports and Intellectual Property Law Conference - Montego Bay, Jamaica. Ms. Lorri Lomnitzer has been chosen to speak at the 25th Annual North American Entertainment, Sports and Intellectual Property Law Conference, in Montego Bay, Jamaica....

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