Legalese
Abbey Road - "Not For Sale" Afterall
Anxious not to see it fall into private hands, many people have contacted the National Trust asking that it buy and preserve the Abbey Road studios where the Beatles recorded many of their classics
It's the Law...
We know, you want to make music not read about boring legal stuff. But these five cases could have a profound effect on how you go about getting your music to the masses.
Feds Raid Gibson Plant, Offices
WTVF-TV in Nashville, TN is reporting that Federal agents along with local police have raided a Gibson Guitars manufacturing plant in Nashville—
L2PQ Digital Editions
The latest editions of L2P Quarterly are available now in digital format-Just click here!
Career Counseling Q&A
Hillel Frankel is a prominent entertainment attorney based in Chicago. His company, The Entertainment Law Office P.C., has worked with many well-known musicians and labels and covers all types of entertainment law. Here are some of his thoughts to help you kick-start your career in the entertainment business.
Understanding Copyright
These days the music business, particularly in the urban and r&b fields, is producer driven more so than ever before. Producers not only create the sound bed and make the singer or rapper sound great performing over it, but more and more producers are finding and discovering new talent.
Songwriting royalties are the mother’s milk of mailbox money.Are You Protected?
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Back when I was in my first Top 40 band we had a tragic (or so it seemed at the time) accident regarding a case or, rather, the lack of one. We were on our way to a gig and...
Don't Get Ripped Off
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The entertainment business has more than its fair share of unscrupulous people trying to take a buck from some idealistic young wannabe. There are so many frightening stories in the music business about people having their songs stolen or never getting their rightful earnings. There are managers running off with concert ticket proceeds and agents shelving acts that aren’t producing. But you can’t let that stop you from finding a manager, a producer, or an agent. Instead, you need to learn something about how the business operates so you know what the “norms and conventions” are.
How It Should Be........
