Informative Podcasts about Music Law

Whether you are a professional or an artist in the music industry, it is important to be well informed about the law and to have an attorney. The following are the titles, URLs, and reviews of podcasts related to legal liabilities in business:

Music Law Publishing

Part 1

Part 2

These podcasts are by Mark Quail. He discusses the legal liabilities associated with music publishing. This podcast is useful for all producers, songwriters and artists in the music industry. He begins by explaining several ways money can be made with music publishing. Then, he explains the rights and liabilities that comes with music publishing. The second part of the podcast describes the legal duties and music contracts of music publishing. He briefly touches on licensing and agreements when using a song for advertisements, film, television, etc. Overall, this podcast gives great insight on how to deal with the business and legal affairs of music publishing. He gives examples of drafting and negotiating a license for a song, and how to deal with legal relationships to expose the song.

IP Law Concentration

This lecture is by Professor Beckerman-Rodau at Suffolk University. He discusses patent and intellectual property law. He also describes different methods to obtain a legal title in order to handle such legal matters with expertise. He ends the lecture with a “questions & answers” briefing. You can listen to the lecture yourself at iTunes U.

Musical Artist Management Contract Review

This is another podcast by Mark Quail from his Music Law podcast series. He first gives the difference between a personal manager-one who advances the career of an artist-, and a business manager. In the podcast he refers to a business manager –one who deals with the business negotiations related to the artists –when he says manager. He discusses the legal aspects of negotiating the terms of a contract between the artist and the manager.  He also mentions the legal restrictions that a manager has, the rights of an artist, and the “power of an attorney”. He also recommends that each, respectively, seek out personal protection. I felt that his podcast was very informative, and brings up important points when dealing with a contracts.