Archive for the ‘Copyrights’ Category
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein THIS WEEK’S BLOG IS BEING WRITTEN FROM THE MIDWEST ARTS CONFERENCE IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN WHERE ROBYN AND I ARE TEACHING SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS. HERE’S A SHOUT OUT TO THE INCREDIBLE STAFF AT ARTS MIDWEST!! And now back to our regularly scheduled blog… We re-booked a popular classical artist to perform […]
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Tags: agent, artist, Brian Taylor, commercial purposes, contract, Goldstein, image, marketing, photo, photograph, photographer, publicity
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on Smile, You’re On Candid Camera!
Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Can you answer this question for us? My soon to be son-in-law is a musician. He has written and recorded many songs, and is producing his first CD. One of the songs on the CD, he had a female friend sing with him. If he plans to put this song on […]
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Tags: Brian Taylor, contract, copyright, copyright infringement, Goldstein, license, manager, music, musician, ownership, permission, recording, release, royalties
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Publishing, Recordings | Comments Off on Listen To Your Mother and Get It In Writing!
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Dear Law & Disorder: I recently came across the website of an artist management agency in Europe where they had posted the following: “The press review is temporarily not available. German newspapers Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Süddeutsche Zeitung recently started to pursue institutions and artists using texts (press reviews, interviews, commentaries […]
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Tags: agent, artist, Brian Taylor, cannot make copies, commentaries, commercial context, copy, copyright, copyright infringement, european countries, Goldstein, license, Licensing, manager, permission, photograph, quotations
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Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein We teach classes, put on concerts and run festivals. At all of these events we take photos of the participants along with the members of our group. We want to be able to use the photos on Facebook and our website. So I am looking for a “blurb” to put in […]
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Tags: audience members, Brian Taylor, crowd, endorsement, facebook, Goldstein, necessary language, participants, permission, photograph, publicity campaign, release, right of privacy
Posted in Artist Management, Arts Management, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing | Comments Off on A Magic Blurb
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Do we legally have to have a music license if we have bands performing in our Country Club at weddings, social events, etc.? Yes. Anytime music is publically performed, either live or by playing a recording through a sound system, a “performance license” is required. A “performance license” is a fee […]
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Tags: ascap, bmi, Brian Taylor, composer, Goldstein, legal responsibility, license, Licensing, music, necessary licenses, performance license, performance rights, performance space, private party, public venue, wedding band, wedding guests
Posted in Arts Management, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Licensing, Music Rights | Comments Off on Is That A Music License I Hear?
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Dear FTM Arts Law: Could owning copyrights individually (as opposed to being owned by a corporate entity) ever be a personal liability? I understand that if copyrights are held in the name of a S-corp, C-corp, or possibly LLC, the corporate veil would shield my personal assets. There is no liability in […]
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Tags: breaches, Brian Taylor, c corp, composer, copyright infringement, Copyrights, corporate entity, corporate veil, debts, ftm, Goldstein, license, limited liability company, manager, permission, personal assets, personal liability, publishing company, s corp, torts
Posted in Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Liability, Licensing, Limited Liability Companies | Comments Off on How Do I Protect My Personal Assets From Claims of Copyright Infringement?
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Dear FTM Arts Law: I am writing on behalf of our non-profit theater group. Several years ago, one of our volunteers designed a new logo for our theater. We paid her $500. At the time, she was friends with our Artistic Director, but they had a falling out. She recently sent […]
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Tags: Brian Taylor, choreography, copyright protection, creator, designer, ftm, Goldstein, license, music, ownership, permission, volunteer, volunteers
Posted in Contracts, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights | Comments Off on If We Paid For It, Don’t We Own It?
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein HELLO – How can an organization that presents music programs, and puts some of them on the Internet, find a good general release form for artists/speakers to sign? The tricky part about forms is not finding them, but choosing which one is right. There are lots of sources for good general […]
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Tags: Brian Taylor, composer, Contracts, ftm, general release form, Goldstein, music programs, musician, performer, permission, recording, release
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Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
By Brian Taylor Goldstein Hello Law and Disorder, We have met numerous times at conferences, (I love going to your sessions!) and you have been very helpful with questions about our presenting contracts. We also rent our facility and I now have a question about that side. We recently received a letter from BMI stating […]
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Tags: ascap, bmi, Brian Taylor, Contracts, ftm, Goldstein, law and disorder, Licensing, musicalamerica, performance space
Posted in Arts Management, Contracts, Copyrights, Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division, Licensing, Music Rights, Non-Profits, Presenters, Venues | Comments Off on Do We Need ASCAP/BMI Licenses?
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
By Robyn Guilliams Dear Law and Disorder, What are the copyright issues in posting a performance of a piece of music on YouTube for global streaming? And, since people can easily download YouTube content, what are the implications for the person who’s posted it, or the downloaders for that matter? Before answering your question, I […]
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Tags: Copyrights, ftm, law and disorder, musical performance, performance license, Robyn Guilliams, synchronization license, videotape, youtube
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