Guitars, Gavels & Gold: Contemporary Legal Issues in the Arts, Entertainment, and Music Business
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Copyright: 2023
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Guitars, Gavels & Gold: Contemporary Legal Issues in the Arts, Entertainment, and Music Business educates and informs anyone who wants to become a professional in the music industry, whether their desire is to write songs and/or create music or be a music mogul who manages or represents the talent. But more specifically, it is aimed toward the rising law student who thinks that music law might be his or her career path of choice.
Throughout Guitars, Gavels & Gold, author Barry Neil Shrum, Esq. draws on his dual expertise as both a litigator and transactional attorney who has focused his career on the entertainment industry and practices in Music City, the hotbed of music activities in the United State. He shares with readers, his experiences and knowledge, in order to give readers a solid foundation on which to build their music law career.
Guitars, Gavels & Gold: Contemporary Legal Issues in the Arts, Entertainment, and Music Business:
- Is Case Based! Many of the sections in this textbook are focused primarily on a single case involving two or more parties who have been to court, litigated their issue, and had it resolved by a trier of fact, thus rendering an opinion.
- Encourages critical thinking and practice! Readers are asked to read the abridged text of the opinion contained in the Appendix, then answer a debate question, preparing to argue both the affirmative and negative arguments presented at the beginning of each chapter. A good lawyer can argue both sides of the position. This will train readers to think critically about both sides of the issue and develop stronger arguments for their clients.
- Provides necessary background information! Some chapters are presented in more of an informational format, explaining various aspects of a matter or process, thus providing fodder for further exploration. In addition, the publication includes sections involving contractual issues in which the author illustrates how case precedent often defines the parameters of contractual language.
By utilizing this process, author Barry Neil Shrum, Esq. shares with readers how the labyrinths of music law can be an exciting journey!
Introduction
Chapter 1 Life Cycle of a Copyright Infringement Action
Chapter 2 The Contours of Copyright
Chapter 3 The Progress Clause
Chapter 4 The Public Domain
Chapter 5 Fair Use and Parody
Chapter 6 Fair Use and Pop Art
Chapter 7 Fair Use and Appropriation Art
Chapter 8 Fair Use and Technology
Chapter 9 Choreography, Pantomime and Ideas
Chapter 10 Natural Law’s Influence on the Fair Use Doctrine
Chapter 11 Anatomy of the Astroworld Negligence Complaint
Chapter 12 Litigating Copyright Infringement Actions
Chapter 13 Special Considerations in Music Infringement
Chapter 14 Termination Rights
Chapter 15 Rights of Publicity
Chapter 16 Distinguishing Original Lyrics from Words, Titles, and Phrases
Chapter 17 When is a Tattoo a Useful Article?
Chapter 18 Space/Time-Shifting and Contributory Negligence
Chapter 19 Thought Experiments and Misappropriation
Appendix
About the Author
Barry Neil Shrum, Esquire is an entertainment attorney who has been practicing law for almost 30 years, representing serial entrepreneurs and businesses as well as some of the most famous celebrities in the entertainment and creative industries, including everyone’s favorite Shark from ABC’s Shark Tank, Daymond John. Many of his clients are familiar household names at the forefront of the technology, entertainment, business, music, movie, and licensing industries. Mr. Shrum has extensive expertise in litigating intellectual property cases at both the state and federal level. Mr. Shrum is also a professor teaching copyright, entertainment law, licensing, music publishing, and cyber-law at the prestigious Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business at Nashville’s Belmont University. He currently lives in Franklin where he enjoys spending time with his wife and son, cooking, playing tennis, writing, riding bicycles, and pontificating about life in general.
To have Barry Neil Shrum, Esquire speak at your organization about the principles found in Guitars, Gavels & Gold: Contemporary Legal Issues in the Arts, Entertainment and Music Business, email info@shrumlaw.com. You can also find Mr. Shrum’s first three works, Defending the Noble Arts: A Creator's Guide to Protecting & Monetizing Entertainment Properties, Origins of an Idea and Counting Stars on Amazon or find out more about his law practice at www.barryshrum.com. Follow Mr. Shrum on all your favorite social media platforms.
Guitars, Gavels & Gold: Contemporary Legal Issues in the Arts, Entertainment, and Music Business educates and informs anyone who wants to become a professional in the music industry, whether their desire is to write songs and/or create music or be a music mogul who manages or represents the talent. But more specifically, it is aimed toward the rising law student who thinks that music law might be his or her career path of choice.
Throughout Guitars, Gavels & Gold, author Barry Neil Shrum, Esq. draws on his dual expertise as both a litigator and transactional attorney who has focused his career on the entertainment industry and practices in Music City, the hotbed of music activities in the United State. He shares with readers, his experiences and knowledge, in order to give readers a solid foundation on which to build their music law career.
Guitars, Gavels & Gold: Contemporary Legal Issues in the Arts, Entertainment, and Music Business:
- Is Case Based! Many of the sections in this textbook are focused primarily on a single case involving two or more parties who have been to court, litigated their issue, and had it resolved by a trier of fact, thus rendering an opinion.
- Encourages critical thinking and practice! Readers are asked to read the abridged text of the opinion contained in the Appendix, then answer a debate question, preparing to argue both the affirmative and negative arguments presented at the beginning of each chapter. A good lawyer can argue both sides of the position. This will train readers to think critically about both sides of the issue and develop stronger arguments for their clients.
- Provides necessary background information! Some chapters are presented in more of an informational format, explaining various aspects of a matter or process, thus providing fodder for further exploration. In addition, the publication includes sections involving contractual issues in which the author illustrates how case precedent often defines the parameters of contractual language.
By utilizing this process, author Barry Neil Shrum, Esq. shares with readers how the labyrinths of music law can be an exciting journey!
Introduction
Chapter 1 Life Cycle of a Copyright Infringement Action
Chapter 2 The Contours of Copyright
Chapter 3 The Progress Clause
Chapter 4 The Public Domain
Chapter 5 Fair Use and Parody
Chapter 6 Fair Use and Pop Art
Chapter 7 Fair Use and Appropriation Art
Chapter 8 Fair Use and Technology
Chapter 9 Choreography, Pantomime and Ideas
Chapter 10 Natural Law’s Influence on the Fair Use Doctrine
Chapter 11 Anatomy of the Astroworld Negligence Complaint
Chapter 12 Litigating Copyright Infringement Actions
Chapter 13 Special Considerations in Music Infringement
Chapter 14 Termination Rights
Chapter 15 Rights of Publicity
Chapter 16 Distinguishing Original Lyrics from Words, Titles, and Phrases
Chapter 17 When is a Tattoo a Useful Article?
Chapter 18 Space/Time-Shifting and Contributory Negligence
Chapter 19 Thought Experiments and Misappropriation
Appendix
About the Author
Barry Neil Shrum, Esquire is an entertainment attorney who has been practicing law for almost 30 years, representing serial entrepreneurs and businesses as well as some of the most famous celebrities in the entertainment and creative industries, including everyone’s favorite Shark from ABC’s Shark Tank, Daymond John. Many of his clients are familiar household names at the forefront of the technology, entertainment, business, music, movie, and licensing industries. Mr. Shrum has extensive expertise in litigating intellectual property cases at both the state and federal level. Mr. Shrum is also a professor teaching copyright, entertainment law, licensing, music publishing, and cyber-law at the prestigious Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business at Nashville’s Belmont University. He currently lives in Franklin where he enjoys spending time with his wife and son, cooking, playing tennis, writing, riding bicycles, and pontificating about life in general.
To have Barry Neil Shrum, Esquire speak at your organization about the principles found in Guitars, Gavels & Gold: Contemporary Legal Issues in the Arts, Entertainment and Music Business, email info@shrumlaw.com. You can also find Mr. Shrum’s first three works, Defending the Noble Arts: A Creator's Guide to Protecting & Monetizing Entertainment Properties, Origins of an Idea and Counting Stars on Amazon or find out more about his law practice at www.barryshrum.com. Follow Mr. Shrum on all your favorite social media platforms.