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The Music Law and Copyright Blog: How do you compete with free?

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Monday, March 16, 2009. How do you compete with free? To continue on with my last two posts, I have a question for you: How do you compete with free? That is a common question posed by many in the recording industry. The question is usually given in the context of the ravages of digital technology on music sales. While I think this is an overly simplistic question, I am posing it regarding radio. Before the Committee on the Judiciary regarding the Performance Rights Act. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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The Music Law and Copyright Blog: Pitfalls in Single Song Agreements

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Pitfalls in Single Song Agreements. To continue my series of songwriter contract posts, I thought it would be helpful to discuss some of the pitfalls a songwriter might encounter when entering into a single song agreement. Part of these agreements and usually does not pose a problem. The corollary pitfall, however, is often not as easy to spot in a multi-page legal contract. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Ken is an Associate Professor of Business Administration and Law.

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The Music Law and Copyright Blog: $1.92 Million ... Wow

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Friday, June 19, 2009. 192 Million . Wow. OK Let me first say I'm sorry for the lack of postings for the last few months. I have had a lot on my plate this past 6 weeks, for which I will spare you all the details. But I promise I am going to make up for the missing posts over the remainder of the summer. For those of you who have been following the Jammie Thomas- Rasset. In her prior trial, which was overturned by the trial judge for an erroneous. Jury instruction, Ms. Thomas- Rasset. In this case) to wa...

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The Music Law and Copyright Blog: The Shifting Social Norms of Creative Expression

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Thursday, December 15, 2011. The Shifting Social Norms of Creative Expression. Points directly at the tsunami that we have all been watching repeatedly crash on the shores of the creative industries and begs the question "o.k., so what are we going to do"? His article rightly concludes that the new normal (i.e., social norms) is the remix of content. He argues that "no amount of 'education' . can fool people into believing that nonsense is reasonable.". Content ideal (e.g., the. What this all boils down ...

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The Music Law and Copyright Blog: Choice Overload and Radio

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Thursday, March 19, 2009. Choice Overload and Radio. I just finished reading an excellent interview. By Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor of Hyperbot.com. Bylin interviewed Barry Schwartz, who is the Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action at Swarthmore College and author of the book The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less. In this interview, Bylin probes into the impact of the paradox of choice. It has been clear for years that record labels have to change their business model. Fir...

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The Music Law and Copyright Blog: Land of the "Free"

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Monday, December 19, 2011. Land of the "Free". While rummaging through the National Public Radio (NPR) archives (yes I spend some of my free time listening to old NPR pieces - don't judge), I ran across a three part series. Listening to the NPR coverage of the free-economy and thinking about my post from last week. Furthered my contemplation of the broader long-term legal, economic, and cultural ramifications of such an economy. According to the first segment. Others are offering many different levels of...

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The Music Law and Copyright Blog: Click Lit

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Monday, September 21, 2009. This weekend I was listening to "Weekend Edition Saturday" on National Public Radio (NPR). Scott Simon was interviewing Slate Magazine's. For the full transcript). Ms. Lithwick. A lawyer by trade, is taking time off of her day job covering the U.S. Supreme Court at Slate. To co-author a fiction novel in the "mommy lit" genre. Besides the fact that I have long admired Ms. Lithwick's. Collaborators- her numerous "friends" on the social networking site Facebook. Prior to his appo...

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The Music Law and Copyright Blog: Who Moved My Brain? Revaluing Time and Attention

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Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Who Moved My Brain? Revaluing Time and Attention. Check out this SlideShare Presentation:. Who Moved My Brain? Revaluing Time and Attention. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Ken is an Associate Professor of Business Administration and Law. At Western Carolina Universitys. College of Business Administration. Prior to his appointment to the faculty at Western Carolina University, Ken was the  founding Chairperson. Kens teaching and scholarship focuses on technology, innovation...

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The Music Law and Copyright Blog: The King of Pop, Inc.

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Friday, June 26, 2009. The King of Pop, Inc. Author Adam Smith recently reported on the debt of the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson. This short, yet reveling, story can be found on Yahoo by clicking here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Ken is an Associate Professor of Business Administration and Law. At Western Carolina Universitys. College of Business Administration. Prior to his appointment to the faculty at Western Carolina University, Ken was the  founding Chairperson. Prior to becoming a full...

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The Music Law and Copyright Blog: "Copyright Math" is a Joke

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Saturday, March 17, 2012. A few days ago I watched a TED Talk by Rob Reid entitled the " $8 billion iPod. Where Mr. Reid, a comedian and the founder of. Music subscription service Rhapsody, ". Complex issues that are oversimplified and distorted for comedic value are enjoyable and even valuable in providing us with a respite from serious deliberation on such things. To give an example, Mr. Reid defines. The $150,000 in statutory damages. As Congress and Hollywood's view of "the. They could go online and ...