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 […]

“Blurred Lines” Lawyer Lifts the Veil on His Significant Entertainment Cases

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

GUEST SPEAKER:  Richard S. Busch Richard S. Busch is a Partner in the Litigation Section and is Head of the Entertainment and Intellectual Property Sections of King & Ballow. His practice areas include Litigation (State and Federal), Entertainment Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, and Commercial Litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Busch served as Law Clerk to the […]

November 8, 2018 – Songwriter Series: A Special Evening with Mac Davis

Sambuca Restaurant 601 12th Avenue South, Nashville, TN, United States

GUEST PERFORMING ARTIST:  Mac Davis At his commercial peak in the mid-'70s, Mac Davis was one of America's most popular entertainers, a countrypolitan-styled singer and actor who found considerable success in both fields. After moving to Georgia, Davis first broke into the music business in 1962, when he was hired by the Chicago-based record label […]