HH50: Royalty Highness

Habeas Humor

Our special FIFTIETH episode is all about music royalties and licensing!

Very special guest, Professor Robert Greenberg (a.k.a. Dr. Bob), is here to share knowledge from the dual perspectives of both a composer AND a producer of music-containing media.

Patrons of Habeas Humor get a super-sized director’s cut of Dr. Greenberg’s interview. Got a dollar? Visit www.patreon.com/habehumor

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Dr. Greenberg’s Links:

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RobertGreenbergMusic

Home Page: https://robertgreenbergmusic.com/

Scandalous Overtures (Ora.tv video series with fun stories about famous composers): https://www.ora.tv/scandalousovertures

Facebook: www.facebook.com/robertgreenbergmusic

Twitter: @rgreenbergmusic

Alexander String Quartet Schedule: https://asq4.com/performance.htm

Steinway Artist Site: https://www.steinway.com/music-and-artists/solo

Songs:

“I Love a Piano” performed by Sheri Bauer-Mayorga, et als.: https://youtu.be/EKg2Cc7kDYU

“Who Run the world” performed by Shanice Smith: https://youtu.be/GFe4ma77uqs

“Macarena”: https://youtu.be/anzzNp8HlVQ

Sources and Additional Resources:

Attorney Gordon Firemark:

https://www.youtube.com/user/gfiremark

Attorney Michael Aczon:

www.aczon.org

www.facebook.com/michaelaczon

The Musician's Legal Companion by Aczon, Michael [Cengage Learning, 2008] (Paperback) 2nd Edition [Paperback] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MDAKVA4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_wtuMBb8GAWJXR

Brabec book:

Music Money and Success 7th Edition: The Insider's Guide to Making Money in the Music Business https://www.amazon.com/dp/0825673690/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_DsuMBbYE1DVQQ

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=44725.0

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/paderewskis-piano-164445847/

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-lists/songs-on-trial-12-landmark-music-copyright-cases-166396/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/legalentertainment/2016/12/29/music-industry-cases-to-watch-in-2017/

https://www.nme.com/photos/21-weird-music-lawsuits-1408527

https://flypaper.soundfly.com/discover/law-and-order-6-of-the-most-famous-musical-court-cases-and-who-won-them/

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/17/nyregion/ascap-asks-royalties-from-girl-scouts-and-regrets-it.html

https://fanvestory.com/blog/how-much-is-a-song-worth

http://www.dickermanlaw.com/en/legal-blog/34-the-happy-birthday-song-is-not-in-the-public-domain

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-happy-birthday-lawsuit-settlement-public-domain-20160208-story.html

https://www.scribd.com/doc/147645129/happybirthday

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lawsuit-over-happy-birthday-song-settled-for-14-million-by-warner-chappell-music/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/happy-birthday-song-officially-recognized-in-public-domain/

https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ15a.pdf

http://blog.librarylaw.com/librarylaw/2009/07/the-myth-of-the-pre1923-public-domain.html

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/warner-music-pays-14-million-86312

http://www.copyright.com/blog/music-licensing-public-performance-license-synchronization/

http://www.mndigital.com/blog/the-basics-of-core-music-licenses/

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