In a previous post about legal rights on mixtapes and compilations, we addressed a question about who held the rights to songs on a mixtape. A reader recently sent in a similar question: Q: Is it legal to download music from local artists and make mix cd’s for profit? A: It is not legal to…
Protecting your name with a trademark is very important in today’s music industry. Acts are increasingly making more money with ventures outside of the traditional recording industry, and having a trademarked name increases legal protection (just ask Blue Ivy). One Go Forth reader sent in the following question about trademarking a name: Q: How does…
Mixtapes and compilations are great ways for new artists to get exposure, but participants often have questions about what rights they’re giving away (if any) when they sign licensing agreements with mixtape producers. Here’s a question from one of Go Forth’s readers: Q: Who has the legal rights to a song on a mixtape? -…
Go Forth Music is putting a blog series together to answer music law questions for our readers. In order to make this the best possible series, we’re asking everyone to submit questions. We’ll pick the best 8 submissions and feature them in upcoming blog posts. The purpose of this service is to foster an open…
The first few weeks of 2011 have been quite eventful at Go Forth Music. There hasn’t been a lot of blogging, but we have been planning and coming up with ways to better serve you, the musician/music industry entrepreneur. In the coming weeks, expect to see a few additions to your free news and blog…
8 tips from our resident audio engineer to ensure your next recording session goes smoothly
Shay M. Lawson, Esq. gives some insight into the “poor man’s” contract review
Guest blogger Shay M. Lawson, Esq. explains why handshake deals won’t cut it
Our resident JD answers an important question about copyright and licensing
Part 2 of our Building A Team series looks at the intrinsic values an artist manager should possess
