Law In The Limelight

The Law in the Limelight crew decided to comb through Billboards recently released list of the top 40 highest paid music artists. It's a great chance for us to break down how music artists make their money from streaming, publishing deals, touring, and sales. If you're a music artist and want to know about the music industry and how to make money, this episode is for you. If you're just interested in who the number one money making music artist is, this episode is also for you.    Our Links: https://linktr.ee/lawinthelimelight

Scarlett Johansson, star of the latest Marvel movie “Black Widow,” filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Disney, alleging her contract was breached when the media company released the film on its Disney+ streaming service at the same time as its theatrical debut. The suit claims that her agreement with Disney’s Marvel Entertainment guaranteed an exclusive theatrical release, and her salary was based in large part on the films performance at the Box Office.  https://linktr.ee/lawinthelimelight

Today we got to talk with David Hecht, Esq. He is the attorney representing JaQuel Knight, a mega talented dance choreographer leading the charge to change the way copyright views and protects dance Choreography. JaQuel is responsible for the famous Single Ladies Dance in Beyoncé's 2008 hit song and most recently the Choreography featured in  Cardi B's "WAP" music video featuring Megan the Stallion.    for More information hit the Link below: https://linktr.ee/lawinthelimelight

With the recent unanimous decision from the Supreme Court that the NCAA's rule restricting college athletes from financially capitalizing on their name, image, and likeness, the door has been kicked open for these athletes to begin making big deals with big brands.    https://linktr.ee/lawinthelimelight

When people sign up to appear on reality shows, sometimes they sign away more than just the right to their image and likeness!  https://linktr.ee/lawinthelimelight

This is a follow up to a recent episode about how Roc-A-Fella Records has sued its co-founder, Damon Dash, for allegedly trying to mint and sell the copyright ownership for Jay-Z’s 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt as a non-fungible token. According to the complaint Dash had started the process of and began to promote the sell of an NFT of the Reasonable Doubt copyright at an auction on the platform SuperFarm, which was set to take place June 23rd through 25th. A judge has ruled in favor of Roc-A-Fella Records and prohibited Damon Dash from minting and selling Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt as a non-fungible token.    Jay-Z recently Auctioned off an NFT of the Cover Art for his 1996 Debut Album "Reasonable Doubt" as an NFT.  https://linktr.ee/lawinthelimelight

Roc-A-Fella Records has sued its co-founder, Damon Dash, for allegedly trying to mint and sell the copyright ownership for Jay-Z’s 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt as a non-fungible token. According to the complaint Dash had started the process of and began to promote the sell of an NFT of the Reasonable Doubt copyright at an auction on the platform SuperFarm, which was set to take place June 23rd through 25th. A judge has ruled in favor of Roc-A-Fella Records and prohibited Damon Dash from minting and selling Jay-Z’s Reasonable Doubt as a non-fungible token.   https://linktr.ee/lawinthelimelight

Whether you're a musician, film maker, visual artist, actor, singer, voice actor, writer, graphic designer, etc., your most precious property is the intellectual property that you own. Including your Copyrights, trademarks, and patents in you  will is not something that is top of mind for artists, but it should be. Your Intellectual property is your legacy that could set up future generations of your family for success.   Our Links   https://linktr.ee/lawinthelimelight

The Hipgonisis Song Fund is a music IP investment and song management company founded by Merck Mercuriadis and Nile Rodgers. Focused on  musical intellectual property rights, its founder, Merck Mercuriadis, believes that hit songs are long-term predictable assets unaffected by economic cycles and will increase in value as the worldwide music streaming market grows. This week we talk about how the company has spent more than 2 Billion Dollars to acquire tens of of thousands of song rights and hundreds of Mega star music catalogs.   Our Links   https://linktr.ee/lawinthelimelight

If you are an Entertainment professional, you need to have a will and you need to include your intellectual property in that will. On this weeks episode we discuss why, and some of examples of multi million dollar estates that have run into issues when celebrities die without a will.