December 2012 Luncheon

TOPIC Copyright Law:  2012 In Review   SPEAKER Stan Soocher, Esq.   Stan Soocher is the long-time Editor-in-Chief of Entertainment Law & Finance. He is alsoa tenured Associate Professor of Music & Entertainment Industry Studies at the University of Colorado’s Denver Campus, as well as an entertainment attorney and award-winning journalist. In addition to the […]

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January 2013 Luncheon

TOPIC All is Fair (Use) In Love and Copyright   SPEAKER Stephen Zralek: Bone, McAllester, Norton Copyright law gives exclusive rights to authors of original works, but the Fair Use doctrine limits those rights.  Stephen Zralek looks at several close cases and lets audience members judge for themselves as to whether the infringement should be […]

Who Should License Your Music For Digital?

Moderator: Marc Driskill, Executive VP/GM, Sea Gayle Music Panelists: Randy Grimmett, Exec. VP of Membership Ree Guyer Buchanan, President/Owner, Wrensong Publishing Duff Berschback, Sen. Director / Business Affairs

Streaming…Comparisons from a User and Licensor

ASCAP 2 Music Square West, Nashville, TN, United States

SPEAKER:   Kent Draughon Kent Draughon is the Vice President of Publishing Administration for Capitol CMG Publishing. He’s worked for CMG in some capacity ever since his junior year in college… (which is to say, ever since he had a mullet). Kent manages the jedi-knight team of licensing, royalty and copyright specialists that care for […]

Pandora: An overview as the company prepares to launch its on-demand offering

BMI 10 Music Square East, Nashville, TN, United States

Adam Parness is Head of Publisher Licensing and Relations at Pandora. In this role, Adam is responsible for leading Pandora’s global relationships with songwriters and music publishers, including the development of broader product rights and internationalization in order to increase revenue, retention and customer engagement.

April 4, 2018: An In-depth look at the Music Modernization Act – Bart Herbison, Guest Speaker (Note: Speaker/Topic Change)

CMA Event Center 35 Music Square East, Nashville, TN, United States

The Copyright Society of the South invites you to a luncheon meeting on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 from 11:30am to 1:00pm at The CMA Event Space  (35 Music Square East, Nashville, TN 37203). Bart Herbison is Executive Director of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), the world's largest not-for-profit songwriters trade organization dedicated to the songwriting profession. Established in […]