Friday, December 25, 2020
9:00 AM
to
11:00 AM
Location: Riverside | Room 11
Hot Topics Track
A06 Sampling, Streaming, and the Music Modernization Act
Intellectual Property and Sports and Entertainment Law Section
Session A: 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
About the Program
As technology has progressed, the way artists create and share music has quickly changed. Many songs are available on streaming services and, as of 2017, 65% of music industry revenue is attributable to streaming services. This has caused many ripples in the music industry including artists pulling albums from streaming websites due to unfair royalties and with the use of technology to create songs, when does stylistic influence turn into a copyright violation. In 2018 the Music Modernization Act was passed to address these changes and other legal issues in the technological age of Music. This program will give an overview of issues faced by musicians and the music industry in the technological age, specifically focusing on streaming and sampling verses copying and what the Music Modernization Act is and how it will affect musicians going forward.
You Will Learn
- About the basics of copyright law as it relates to music and the changes made by the Music Modernization Act
- The effect of streaming on musicians before and after the Music Modernization Act
- How music sampling, grown out of technological advances, has created new issues in the copyright space around music
- About legal and musical considerations when creating or protecting music
Moderator
Melissa A. Tharp, Handal & Morofsky LLC, Fairfield
Speakers
Michael F. Freeman, Law Offices of Michael F. Freeman, Farmington
Monica P. McCabe, Phillips Nizer LLP, New York, NY
CLE Credit: 2.0 Hours (CT: 2.0 Gen; NY: 2.0 AOP)