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Don't fall victim to this scams: The more you learn, the more you earn! Jason Bost, Esq., MBA, is an attorney in the State of New York who focuses on civil litigation and entertainment law, and is the founder of the Bost Legal Group LLC, a firm providing legal counsel...
The Controlled Composition Clause grants record labels the right to reduce payments on mechanical royalties owed to a songwriter. The song the artist writes and controls (the composition they control, thus controlled composition) which entitles the writer to a...
Setting up the legal business structure for your entertainment company is just the first step, to function as a real entertainment company or record label you will need a lot more. Here is a simple checklist to help you organize your company in preparation of...
Jason Bost, Esq., MBA, is an attorney in the State of New York who focuses on civil litigation and entertainment law, and is the founder of the Bost Legal Group LLC, a firm providing legal counsel and representation on matters related to intellectual property,...
When a song is created, the song is broken down into two main parts: the writers share and the publishers share. Separate copyrights for the sound recording and composition are also created but for now let’s focus on the writers and publisher’s shares of a song. Think...
As an entertainment attorney, I receive questions all the time about buying and selling “beats” (musical/instrumentation side of songs). Here are some basics and some of my FAQ’s (frequently asked questions): Buying/Selling a Beat outright Traditionally, a producer...
The current global shutdown from the Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way most of the world does business, including recording artists, producers and DJs. In my 25 plus years in the music business, I have never seen a marketplace change so quickly and so...
How Does Music Generate Money? There are a variety of ways to make money off of your music (see here) but for now we will discuss one aspect of the extremely lucrative business of music publishing. There are numerous possible music publishing revenue streams,...
From NYSBAR.com - Entertainment Law Blog (as originally posted here) By Naomi Owolabi Transformative art (often defensed under fair use), is the newest court-created exception to the use of copyrighted works. Transformation allows someone to use someone else's work...
An #EntertainmentLawyer Breaks Down #MusicPublishing and Royalty Basics The music industry has changed a lot since I first entered the game almost 20 years ago. Previously, the majority of a record label’s money came from the sale of physical music in the form of...
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