GUEST SPEAKER: Maurice Russell Maurice Russell is the Head of Rights Management for The Mechanical Licensing Collective (www.themlc.com). In this role, Russell supports The MLC’s work to implement the first statutory blanket […]

GUEST SPEAKER:  Stan Soocher Stan Soocher is Professor of Music & Entertainment Industry Studies at the University of Colorado’s Denver Campus and the long-time Editor-in-Chief of Entertainment Law & Finance. In […]

GUEST SPEAKER:  Regan Smith Regan Smith is the General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights for the United States Copyright Office. She was appointed to the position effective May 27, […]

GUEST SPEAKER:  Colin Rushing Colin Rushing is Chief Legal Officer for SoundExchange (www.soundexchange.com), overseeing the organization’s legal, regulatory, and corporate affairs, supervises rate setting proceedings, directs the organization’s enforcement program, […]

Guest Panelists: Marghie Evans (Moderator) - Do Write Music (www.dowritemusic.com) ET Brown - SESAC (www.sesac.com) Mark Greenburg - SBN Broadcasting Networks (www.thespinnetwork.com) Brandon Schott - Concord Music (www.concord.com) Melanie Shark […]

Guest Speaker:  David Israelite, President and CEO, National Music Publishers’ Association Moderator:  Kent Draughon, CSoS President Please note only members in good standing and invited guests will be granted access. […]

PANELISTS: Jordan Bromley, Manatt Entertainment; Brian Frye, University of Kentucky College of Law; Jeremy S. Goldman, Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz MODERATOR: Tara Aaron-Stelluto, Aaron | Sanders PLLC | Member, […]

GUEST SPEAKER:  Stan Soocher Stan Soocher is Professor Emeritus of Music & Entertainment Industry Studies at the University of Colorado’s Denver Campus and the long-time Editor-in-Chief of Entertainment Law & Finance. In […]

GUEST SPEAKER:  Bart Herbison  Bart Herbison is Executive Director of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) with 100 domestic and international chapters.  NSAI is the world's largest not-for-profit trade organization […]

Copyright law can be confusing. The good news is that under US copyright law, comedians and other spoken word performers have the exact same copyrights and even better legal rights […]