(cont. from this past Monday’s blog post – “Finding the Right Attorney, Part 1 of 4: Experience”) In my last post, I had laid out four distinguishing features for finding the right attorney and those were: (1) EXPERIENCE;...
Choosing the RIGHT attorney is the first and most important step in finding legal representation for your matter. What does finding the RIGHT attorney entail? It means finding an attorney who is: (1) EXPERIENCED; (2) PERSONABLE; (3) PASSIONATE; and (4) AFFORDABLE. So,...
(cont. from The Hollywood Lawyer blog post, “Sampling Music Part 2 of 3: How do I get permission?“) So, at this point, assuming that you now have the copyright owner (i.e., publishing company, songwriter) and/or master recording owner...
(cont. from The Hollywood Lawyer blog post, “Sampling Music Part 1 of 3: When do I need permission?“) Alright, so now you know you need to get clearance for a music sample. What’s next? You’ll need to get...
Whether you’re producing some beats or writing a song, sometimes you may want to use a portion of someone else’s music (i.e., melody, distinguishable guitar riffs, catch percussion sounds), be it for a majority of the recording or even just...
