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Mark Davis talks about Copyright Law and how it pertains to the music industry

Entertainment Lawyer, Ashlye Keaton covers the basics of copyright and trademark registration, maintenance, and protection

Tim Westegren talks to Loyola University New Orleans Students about legal issues concering digital music distribution and playback.

Tim Westegren talks to Loyola University New Orleans Students about Pandora's development and its role in the music industry.

Tim Westegren talks to Loyola University New Orleans Students about Pandora's development and its role in the music industry.

Dan Friedman talks to Loyola University New Orleans students about legal issues in the music industry

In this Loyola University, New Orleans forum with Artists House Music President John Snyder, jazz promoter Deborah Lewow explains how she allocates marketing dollars in today's music industry.

Russell Rains, Director of the MBA Program in Digital Media Management Program at St. Edwards College in Austin TX, defines the parameters of copyright law as it applies to sound recordings in the USA, and identifies many areas in which the law is vague or incomplete. He also discusses how the Copyright Act of 1976 changed copyright law, and addresses the role of the federal government and private bodies in enforcing copyright law.

Russell Rains, Director of the MBA Program in Digital Media Management Program at St. Edwards College in Austin TX, discusses how copyright and licensing works in the context of the video game industry.

Russell Rains, Director of the MBA Program in Digital Media Management at St. Edwards College in Austin TX, leads a discussion at Loyola University, New Orleans about how copyright law applies to sound recordings in the USA, how digital media and digital rights management relate to copyright, and what the future may hold. He explains what rights the purchaser of a sound recording has, why record companies love digital rights management, how Creative Commons may transform copyright law, how new technology and distribution methods are making current law obsolete, and how current events are shaping the future of copyright law.