Senior Seminar – Dino Gankendorff
Dino Gankendorff, who represents some of the major performing acts from New Orleans, talks about the Legal Issues with bands.
Category Archives: Legal
Dino Gankendorff, who represents some of the major performing acts from New Orleans, talks about the Legal Issues with bands.
Interview – Mark Davis
Mark Davis talks about Copyright Law and how it pertains to the music industry
Sync Up Conference – Part 6 – Copyright & Trademark Registration
Entertainment Lawyer, Ashlye Keaton covers the basics of copyright and trademark registration, maintenance, and protection
MIS Forum – Daniel Friedman – Artist Contracts
Dan Friedman talks to Loyola University New Orleans students about legal issues in the music industry
Video Games and 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.
What is Legal Precedent and How Does it Work
Russell Rains, Director of the MBA Program in Digital Media Management Program at St. Edwards College in Austin TX, discusses the concept of precedent and how it relates to copyright law, which in turn underpins the entire music industry as we know it. He discusses the origins of modern law in English common law, and why it is critical that modern courts stick to the 1,000 years of precedents that have come before when formulating their decisions. He also analyzes the apparent breakdown in precedent that is facing modern copyright law, as technology and new distribution methods get far out ahead of the laws ability to encompass them.
The Future of Copyright Law in the United States
Russell Rains, Director of the MBA Program in Digital Media Management Program at St. Edwards College in Austin TX, discusses various possible futures for copyright in the USA, from abolishing it outright to modifying the law to better account for digital distribution and duplication.
How Copyright Law Applies to Sound Recordings
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.
Copyright Law and Sampling
Russell Rains, Director of the MBA Program in Digital Media Management Program at St. Edwards College in Austin TX, discusses the current state of copyright law as regards sampling of existing works. Beginning with the 1991 court case Grand Upright Music, Ltd v. Warner Bros. Records, Inc. which for more than a decade seemed to have settled the question of samplings illegality, Rains discusses new court decisions and legal developments which in the very near future may transform how sampling relates to copyright law in the United States.
American Copyright System Explained
Russell Rains, Director of the MBA Program in Digital Media Management Program at St. Edwards College in Austin TX, explains the Constitutional underpinnings of the American copyright system, and discusses some of the ramifications of the system. He also notes ways in which some copyright holders are trying to game this system.