February 6, 2019: Advocacy update - Explaining the Music Modernization Act and More!
2019-02-06 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | ASCAP, 2 Music Square West, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
GUEST SPEAKER: Bart Herbison, Executive Director of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI)

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 1967, the organization’s membership of nearly 5,000 spans the United States and many other countries. With more than 100 chapters, NSAI is dedicated to protecting songwriter’s rights and serves aspiring and professional songwriters in all genres of music. NSAI also owns The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee.
Under Herbison’s leadership NSAI gained prominence in the national legislative arena. Accomplishments include: · Passage of the landmark “Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act” in 2006 · Creating the first-ever Group Copyright Infringement Insurance for songwriters and music publishers. · Purchase of the “Music Mill” studios as NSAI headquarters in 2005 · Acquisition of the world-famous “Bluebird Café” in 2008.
A Paris, Tenn., native, Herbison worked as a reporter and spent 14 years in radio before joining the staff of former Tennessee Governor Ned McWherter in 1987. Herbison joined the staff of U.S. Rep. Bob Clement (D-Nashville) in 1988. During the next 10 years, Herbison served as the Tennessee Congressman’s Press Secretary, Campaign Manager and Chief Administrative Officer before leaving Capitol Hill for Music Row in 1997.
His first movie role was in Wheeler starring Stephen Dorff in the title role, where Herbison portrayed himself. He is also featured in the 2017 documentary, The Last Songwriter.
****This is a private event for Society members and their guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

March 27, 2019 - Estate Planning for Artists and Their Families
2019-03-27 11:30 - 13:00 | BMI, 10 Music Square East, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
GUEST SPEAKER: Stacey Schlitz
Stacey Schlitz represents some of the world’s most renowned entertainers, composers, and music publishers in the areas of tax, probate, estate planning, intellectual property, corporate planning, contract negotiations, and litigation. She also represents sports agents, trade groups, and municipalities in her litigation practice. Stacey’s clients include award-winning musical artists, songwriters, and publishers in the country and Christian music industries, as well as professionals in the medical, dental, banking, and sports industries.
Stacey has conducted seminars for Continuing Legal Education, including “When You Say Nothing At All: What Lawyers Can Learn from Songwriters,” developed in conjunction with Judge Thomas Marten of the United States District of Kansas and songwriter Don Schlitz; and “Estate Planning for Artists: Protecting Your Creativity” for the Tennessee Lawyers and Professionals for the Arts. Stacey was the editor of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Entertainment and Sports Newsletter in 2008-2009. Due to her knowledge of both the probate and copyright practice areas of the law, Stacey is frequently appointed by the Davidson County Probate Court in probate, conservatorship, and guardian ad litem proceedings involving entertainers or copyright assets
****This is a private event for Society members and their guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

May 21, 2019 - Art is Business/Business is Art: Small Things Every Creative can do to Increase Revenue and Recognition
2019-05-21 11:30 - 13:00 | ASCAP, 2 Music Square West, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
GUEST SPEAKER: Marcus Cobb | Jammber (www.jammber.com)
Marcus Cobb is the CEO and Co-founder of Jammber, a workflow and payment platform for the entertainment industry. He has designed finance technology for Fortune 50
companies and has also designed fashion featured in music videos for Pitbull, Baby Bash,Trey Songz and others.
An amateur songwriter and life-long musician, Cobb and his company Jammber have brought their passion for creatives to solve complicated legacy issues that plague the $2 trillion
entertainment industry. He is a frequent speaker, writer and advocate for creative rights. Mr. Cobb currently resides in Chicago and Nashville.
****This is a private event for Society members and their guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

June 20, 2019 - The Art of the Deal: Evaluating Song Catalogs in Today's Market
2019-06-20 11:30 - 13:00 | BMI, 10 Music Square East, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
PANELISTS: John Ozier, Brad Peterson, and Chip Petree
MODERATOR: Tim Wipperman

John Ozier – As executive vp creative, Ozier oversees Reservoir’s Nashville operations, including signing and developing new talent. He joins Reservoir following a six-year stint at independent Canadian publisher olé that included marquee signings Jeff Trott, Tony Martin, Jordan Davis, Chris Janson, Adam Hambrick and Tyler Farr, along with the acquisitions of the Red Vinyl Music, Parallel Music, and Better Angels Music publishing catalogs.
Earlier on, Ozier looked after the careers of Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Wynonna Judd, Lee Brice and Rodney Atkins at Curb Records.
He is also a hit songwriter with cuts by Lee Brice, Tyler Farr, Kid Rock, Kellie Pickler, Charlie Worsham, Josh Thompson, American Young, Air Supply and others. He co-wrote Lee Brice’s multi-week No. 1 and multi-platinum single, “Hard to Love,” which won a BMI Award in 2013, as well as an NSAI Award for ‘Top 10 Songs I Wish I’d Written.’ John also co-wrote Tyler Farr’s #1 and Gold Single, “Whiskey In My Water,” which also won a BMI Award for one of the most played songs of the year.
John was also named to the Nashville Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40, as well as the University of Georgia’s Top 40 Under 40.
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Chip Petree – Chip Petree is managing partner for the Nashville office of New York-based firm Ritholz Levy Fields, an office he opened in June 2014 after a decade heading up his own law practice, Petree Law. As a practitioner specializing in transactional work in the music and entertainment industries, Chip represents a diverse group of individuals and companies in all areas of the entertainment industry, including #1 songwriters, award-winning and chart-topping recording artists, record producers, independent music publishers, new media service providers, and on-air television talent. In addition to his own law practice, Chip also served as GM for Copyright Exchange throughout the company’s 10-years as a consulting and brokerage firm specializing in the market for musical copyright catalogs. Chip has been lead counsel for 50+ catalog sales worth over $100 million – including the rights to such iconic songs as “When A Man Loves a Woman”, “Love Shack”, “Live Like You Were Dying” and “Jesus Take the Wheel” – and has established himself as a leader and authority on the catalog market.
Chip began his career as a lawyer in two boutique entertainment law practices in Nashville, and he also spent two years practicing technology law at a major international law firm in Silicon Valley. Chip has also served in the in-house legal departments at the RIAA, BMG Entertainment and CBS Cable/MTV Networks, where he was primary counsel to CMT.
Chip is a 1993 graduate of Davidson College and a 1997 graduate of the Wake Forest University School of Law. He is a member of NARAS/The Recording Academy, Academy of Country Music, AIMP, Country Music Association, Copyright Society of the South, Nashville Bar Association, and Leadership Music.
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Brad Peterson – Brad has been in music and entertainment related banking for more than 2 decades, and is currently Vice President of Music & Entertainment for Regions Bank in Nashville. He has a particular concentration in music publishing and royalty lending, along with various banking representation for songwriters, artists, business management firms, record labels, live events, media companies, and other businesses that contribute into the music industry.
Member and sponsor of the Nashville chapter of the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP), has been involved with the Music Business Pipeline Project at Belmont University, the Entertainment Business program at SAE Institute in Nashville, the Nashville Film Festival, and is a board member of the Nashville Filmmakers Guild. Brad is also a member of the Leadership Music class of 2016.
Originally from the Midwest, he is a graduate of Washington & Lee University in Virginia, and has lived in Nashville for 23 years. Brad has a 19-year old son, Brady, and a 16-year old stepdaughter, Lindsey. He enjoys all things entertainment, family, cars, travel and football.
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Tim Wipperman – After graduating from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Political Science, Tim made his way to Nashville and was hired by Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed to run Vector Music Publishing. He then worked for Cedarwood Publishing as a songplugger, and at Combine Music pitching songs for writers such as Kris Kristofferson, until Warner Bros. Music asked him to build their Nashville office shortly after it opened.
He remained as the head of Warner Bros. Music (Warner Chappell) for 29 years. Some highlights from his tenure include:

Founder and second chairman of the Copyright Society of the South
Tim was the youngest publisher to receive the prestigious ASCAP Country Music Publisher of the Year; won BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC Publisher of the Year more than 10 times
Signed Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson, Little Big Town, Jason Aldean, Trace Atkins, Restless Heart, David Alan Coe, and multiple Hall of Fame songwriters and producers . . .
During his tenure at Warners, his operation won over 500 ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC awards, multiple Grammy Awards, CMA Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards, and Songs of the Year
Helped bring American Country Music to Brazil.
Traveled to Russia, Guatemala, Cuba, and Israel several times playing with the Metro Big Band and orchestras for fun.

He is currently CEO of Rezonant Music, home to Hillary Lindsey( ACM Songwriter of the Year, Lady Gaga “Memories” Little Big Town “Girl Crush”, Keith Urban ”Blue”), Ross Copperman (BMI songwriter of the Year the last two years), Kevin Kadish, (wrote and produced Meghan Trainors’ “All About That Bass”) Trevor Rosen (Old Dominion), Scooter Carusoe (“Drunk Girl”, “When Was the Last Time”) Paul “Hot Sauce” Dawson (Rhianna, Cardi B) among others.
****This is a private event for Society members and their guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

September 10, 2019 - Songtrust: The Modern Guide to Music Publishing
2019-09-10 11:30 - 13:00 | BMI, 10 Music Square East, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
GUEST SPEAKER: Anna Bond | Songtrust (www.songtrust.com)
Anna Bond is the Director of Business Development for Songtrust in North America. A 15-year veteran of the industry, Bond’s mission is to help musicians advance their careers and share their unique visions. Prior to her role at Songtrust, Bond worked in label management, heading up the US offices for Rough Trade Records and FatCat Records. She has worked with artists like Princess Nokia, Houndmouth, and Frightened Rabbit; as well as independent distributor Secretly Canadian; digital music service eMusic; and more.
****This is a private event for Society members and their guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

October 22, 2019: How to Maximize Your Income from Canadian Cuts
2019-10-22 11:30 - 13:00 | ASCAP, 2 Music Square West, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
GUEST SPEAKER: Margaret McGuffin

Margaret McGuffin is the Executive Director of the Canadian Music Publishers Association. Previously, Margaret has held management positions with the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) , Musicians’ Rights Organizations Canada, and Access Copyright. She has also served on the Board of Directors for Re:Sound and the Canadian Private Copying Collective.
McGuffin started her career at Music Canada and Connect Music Licensing, then later worked as a consultant with a wide range of cultural
organizations and collective management organizations including the JUNOS.
Margaret holds a BA from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA in Arts and Media Administration from York University’s Schulich School of Business. McGuffin volunteers extensively and currently serves as Vice Chair on the Board of Directors of Work in Culture and the Advisory Board of MusiCounts.
****This is a private event for Society members and their guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

November 5, 2019: The National Museum of African American Music - H. Beecher Hicks, III, President & CEO
2019-11-05 11:30 - 13:00 | BMI, 10 Music Square East, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
GUEST SPEAKER: H. Beecher Hicks, III

H. Beecher Hicks III’s professional experiences have included work in the private, public and nonprofit sectors, where he has focused on building enterprises as a consultant, banker, investor and operating executive. Henry is now the president and CEO of the National Museum of African American Music, or NMAAM (www.nmaam.org). His relationship with the project began in 2010 when he began serving on NMAAM’s board before becoming CEO in 2013. From traditional African drum beats to modern hip-hop, the 56,000-square-foot experiential museum will highlight the many contributions African Americans have made to American music and culture.
As a former investment banker and current private equity investor, Henry is first and foremost a deal-maker. His prior banking experience includes roles as an investment banker at Bank of America in Charlotte, N.C., where he closed more than $1 billion in middle market transactions, as an operating principal with Onyx Capital Ventures, achieving more than 25 percent top-line growth for his portfolio companies. He currently serves as a partner with private equity group Red Clay Capital Holdings. Henry draws on his business experience to lead NMAAM’s fundraising efforts and provide the museum with a sturdy fiscal foundation.
In 1998, Henry was appointed by President William J. Clinton to be a White House Fellow. In this capacity, he was senior adviser to the CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service and launched the AmeriCorps Promise Fellows program on behalf of the president and Gen. Colin Powell. Henry is a member of the boards of directors for Leadership Nashville, University School of Nashville and Nashville’s Center for Nonprofit Management. He served previously on the board of directors for the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation and United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR), where he served on the audit and compensation committees.
The son of a preacher, he grew up in the church, where he developed a passion for music. He explored his talents as a member of the Morehouse College Glee Club, where he earned a scholarship to sing and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing. After graduating from Morehouse, Henry continued his education to earn a Master of Business Administration degree in finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His musical passion is a vital asset at NMAAM, where he combines his financial acumen with the fervor of a musical scholar and fan. He also takes delight in playing tennis and golf, reading modern biographies and fiction, and has recently begun DJ’ing local parties. He is married to Crystal, an elementary educator, and they are the parents of two young adults. You can find his latest insights on his blog (dreambigthenexecute.com) or on his Twitter account at @hbeecher3.

****This is a private event for Society members and their guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

December 4, 2019: Copyright Year-End Review
2019-12-04 11:30 - 13:00 | ASCAP, 2 Music Square West, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
GUEST SPEAKER: Stan Soocher

Stan Soocher is the long-time Editor-in-Chief of Entertainment Law & Finance. He is also Professor of Music & Entertainment Industry Studies at the University of Colorado’s Denver Campus. In addition, Stan is an award-winning journalist and entertainment attorney. He is author of the books Baby You’re a Rich Man: Suing the Beatles for Fun & Profit and They Fought the Law: Rock Music Goes to Court.
This is Stan’s 23rd consecutive year presenting “Copyright Year in Review” to the Copyright Society of the South.
Additionally, Stan has presented solo speeches and/or participated on panels on entertainment law and industry developments, at among many other venues: the American Bar Association, N.Y. State Bar Association, Nashville Bar Association, South-By-Southwest Music Conference, Dallas Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar, D.C. Bar, Colorado Bar Association, Minnesota State Bar, Liverpool Sound City Conference, Reeperbahn Music Conference in Hamburg, Germany, Georgia Bar, New Jersey Bar, Connecticut Bar, Florida Bar, California Lawyers for the Arts, Southern University Law Center, Harvard Law School, Vanderbilt University School of Law, New York University Law School, Indiana University School of Law, Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, Fordham University School of Law, New York Women in Film and Television, Dartmouth Lawyers Association, National Music Publishers Association, the Seattle Museum of Pop Culture, the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association, and the College Music Society.
***This is a private event for Society members and their guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

Legislative Updates with Bart Herbison - February 18, 2020
2020-02-18 11:30 - 13:00 | ASCAP, 2 Music Square West, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
GUEST SPEAKER: Bart Herbison, Executive Director of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI)

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 1967, the organization’s membership of nearly 5,000 spans the United States and many other countries. With more than 100 chapters, NSAI is dedicated to protecting songwriter’s rights and serves aspiring and professional songwriters in all genres of music. NSAI also owns The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee.
Under Herbison’s leadership NSAI gained prominence in the national legislative arena. Accomplishments include: · Passage of the landmark “Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act” in 2006 · Creating the first-ever Group Copyright Infringement Insurance for songwriters and music publishers. · Purchase of the “Music Mill” studios as NSAI headquarters in 2005 · Acquisition of the world-famous “Bluebird Café” in 2008.
A Paris, Tenn., native, Herbison worked as a reporter and spent 14 years in radio before joining the staff of former Tennessee Governor Ned McWherter in 1987. Herbison joined the staff of U.S. Rep. Bob Clement (D-Nashville) in 1988. During the next 10 years, Herbison served as the Tennessee Congressman’s Press Secretary, Campaign Manager and Chief Administrative Officer before leaving Capitol Hill for Music Row in 1997.
His first movie role is in “Wheeler” starring Stephen Dorff in the title role, where Herbison portrays himself. He was also featured in the documentary “The Last Songwriter,” released in 2017.
****This is a private event for Society members and their guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

***POSTPONED***Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Invasion of the Robot Creators: Underlying rights issues in the use of artificial intelligence to create new works
2020-03-17 11:30 - 13:00 | CMA Event Center, 35 Music Square East, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we regret we must postpone our March 17th luncheon meeting. We will be in touch when we are able to reschedule. Thank you.
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GUEST PANEL: John Beiter, Marghie Evans, Michael Harrington and Randy Wachtler

John Beiter
John Beiter has practiced entertainment law for over 25 years. His clients have included recording artists, record companies, songwriters, music publishers, filmmakers, and authors regarding talent agreements, entity formation, copyright acquisition and a wide variety of other transactional matters. His institutional clients include the Americana Music Association, the International Entertainment Buyers Association, and SESAC. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America in Entertainment-Music since 2012 and his new firm is listed in the 2020 Best Law Firms in Entertainment-Music, Tier 1 Nashville. He is a member of the Recording Academy, Country Music Association, and American and Tennessee Bar Association entertainment law sections, and is a former Leadership Music board member and former Chairman of the Nashville Bar Association Entertainment Law Committee. Beiter helped draft the Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act and has spoken on several roundtables presented by the Copyright Office and the USPTO. Previously, he wrote songs for a Nashville music publisher.
Marghie Evans
An expert in the rights clearance field, especially for audio-visual and new media and experienced music publishing executive, Marghie Evans is partner at Do Write Music in Nashville. She sits on the boards of Leadership Music and the Copyright Society of the South and consults with Fair Trade Music International.
Do Write Music have been in business for 12 years, and represents various songwriters including Janis Ian, Delbert McClinton, Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), Victoria Shaw, Bobby Pinson, Old Crow Medicine Show and Matthan Minster (Cage the Elephant). Their catalogue includes hits for Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, Blake Shelton, and Christina Aguilera. Do Write Music was winner of 2018 Music Row song of the year “Most People Are Good”, recorded by Luke Bryant on behalf of their client, songwriter Ed Hill.
Prior to setting up Do Write Music, Marghie was Head of Rights & Clearances for PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Universal Pictures in London, England. That’s where she learned the music publishing business – licensing in music for film and TV. She also acted as a consultant (on behalf of both PolyGram and Universal) to the MCPS (Mechanical Rights Protection Society) and BPI (British Phonographic Industry) on rights clearance for new media.
Marghie grew up in Toronto where she was a professional singer/songwriter throughout the 1980s. She toured Ontario with her eponymous band and appeared on CBC’s “The Entertainers” and “Opry North”. She eventually signed with RCA Canada and scored a top 20 country hit with “Some Things Never Change” in 1986. She moved to England in 1988.
Michael Harrington
Dr. E. Michael Harrington has served as consultant and expert witness in hundreds of music copyright/IP matters involving The We Shall Overcome Foundation, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Taylor Swift, Led Zeppelin, Katy Perry, Dixie Chicks, Adele, Steven Spielberg, Led Zeppelin, Steve Perry, 50 Cent, Tupac, Lady Gaga, Deadmau5, Danger Mouse, Jib Jab, Adam Levine, Busta Rhymes, Samsung, HBO and others.
On February 5, 2020, he spoke about AI and creating music at the “Copyright in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” symposium sponsored by the U. S. Copyright Office and WorldIntellectual Property Organization at the Library of Congress. https://www.copyright.gov/events/artificial-intelligence/
As expert witness, he is responsible for freeing the iconic civil rights anthem, “We Shall Overcome,” on January 26, 2018: nyti.ms/2Eiibuo
On August 30, 2016, his writings and interviews were cited as authorities in the “Brief of Amici Curiae, 212 Songwriters, Composers, Musicians, and Producers in Support of Appellants” in the “Blurred Lines” decision at the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit bit.ly/2FApIqI. He co-authored the Brief of Amici Curiae Musicologists in Support of Williams & Thicke, Led Zeppelin and Katy Perry in their appeals to the Ninth Circuit.
He has been interviewed by media including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bloomberg Law, NPR, Bravo, CNN, BBC, CBC, The Guardian, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, Huffington Post, Fortune, Esquire, Salon and others, and lectured at Beverly Hills Bar, Texas Bar, Boston Bar, Minnesota Bar, Harvard Law School, Harvard Business, the American Bar Association, GWU Law, Cardozo Law, BC Law, UNH Law, Vanderbilt Law, Penn State Law, Brooklyn Law, William Mitchell Law, Arizona State Law, NYU, and more than 300 universities, festivals, conferences and organizations.
As Course Author at Berklee Online, Berklee and Coursera, he created the Coursera/Berklee Copyright Law in the Music Business which has attracted students from 117 countries: bit.ly/2zFPLfB. He also created the Berklee Online Graduate Music Business Law course bit.ly/2sifg03, and the Berklee Online Music Business Capstone course bit.ly/2HiHfDv
He was the Jemison Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and has taught at University of Miami, Ohio State, University of Pittsburgh, William Paterson University, Belmont University, Berklee and Berklee Online.
He has bicycled twice from Los Angeles to Nashville (2,500 miles) and once from Oregon to Nashville (3,400 miles). bit.ly/UyfCdd
Randy Wachtler
Founder of 615 Music Companies, a leading worldwide independent production music company, active in more than 70 countries. 615 Music has earned more than 70 awards for excellence in music composition including two National EMMY’S. 615 Music is recognized as a Leader in the field of Sonic Branding & Production Music Libraries. The company was acquired by the Warner Music Group in 2010 and is now part of Warner/Chappell Production Music, where Wachtler served as President and CEO. Wachtler also co-founded the Production Music Association (PMA) based in Los Angeles, CA and most recently the past Chairman and current board member of that group. Current board member of AIMP-Nashville and has served on the boards of Leadership Music and National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). Current President of RJW Music and Consulting.
****This is a private event for Society members and their guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

March 17, 2020 Meeting Postponed
2020-03-17 11:30 - 13:00
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we regret we must postpone our March 17th luncheon meeting. We will be in touch when we are able to reschedule. Thank you.

An interview with Gary Hertz and Steve Schnur - April 21, 2020 (Webinar)
2020-04-21 11:30 - 12:15 | Webinar, Members: Please use link provided in email invitation
Steve Schnur has been a label and music publishing company President, TV executive producer, music supervisor, professional musician, songwriter, composer, record producer and more. Along the way, he has moved the needle and changed the game in the fields of music, movies, television, sports, video games and digital interactive entertainment around the world. As Worldwide Executive of EA Music Group, his role is to pursue, create and continuously develop the international vision for music in game franchises such as Battlefront, Dragon Age, FIFA, Madden NFL, Need For Speed, Star Wars, and The Sims, via which he has been responsible for internationally launching artists. His hands-on approach to composer selection, orchestration and production of well over 100 EA soundtrack albums – including original scores for Battlefield 1, The Sims, Madden NFL, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Medal of Honor and Star Wars: Battlefront with composers that have included Mark Mothersbaugh, Michael Giacchino, Junkie XL, Steve Jablonsky and Hans Zimmer – has earned EA over 50 soundtrack nominations over the last 15+ years.
Gary Hertz is a writer, producer, marketing consultant and semi-grizzled industry veteran. Over the past 30+ years, he’s worked with companies that include New Line Cinema, Arista Records, Anchor Bay Entertainment, National Lampoon, IFC Films, Sony Digital, Rounder Records, EA Games, Severin Films, Dualtone Music Group and The Library Of Congress.
****This is a private event for Society members and their guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

Webinar: AI: Invasion of the Robot Creators: Underlying Rights Issues in the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Create New Works
2020-05-28 11:30 - 12:15 | Webinar, Members: Please use link provided in email invitation
PANELISTS: John Beiter, Marghie Evans, Michael Harrington, and Randy Wachtler

John Beiter has practiced entertainment law for over 25 years. His clients have included recording artists, record companies, songwriters, music publishers, filmmakers, and authors regarding talent agreements, entity formation, copyright acquisition and a wide variety of other transactional matters. His institutional clients include the Americana Music Association, the International Entertainment Buyers Association, and SESAC. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America in Entertainment-Music since 2012 and his new firm is listed in the 2020 Best Law Firms in Entertainment-Music, Tier 1 Nashville. He is a member of the Recording Academy, Country Music Association, and American and Tennessee Bar Association entertainment law sections, and is a former Leadership Music board member and former Chairman of the Nashville Bar Association Entertainment Law Committee. Beiter helped draft the Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act and has spoken on several roundtables presented by the Copyright Office and the USPTO. Previously, he wrote songs for a Nashville music publisher.

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An expert in the rights clearance field, especially for audio-visual and new media and experienced music publishing executive, Marghie Evans is partner at Do Write Music in Nashville. She sits on the boards of Leadership Music and the Copyright Society of the South and consults with Fair Trade Music International. Do Write Music have been in business for 12 years, and represents various songwriters including Janis Ian, Delbert McClinton, Robin Zander (Cheap Trick), Victoria Shaw, Bobby Pinson, Old Crow Medicine Show and Matthan Minster (Cage the Elephant). Their catalogue includes hits for Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, Blake Shelton, and Christina Aguilera. Do Write Music was winner of 2018 Music Row song of the year “Most People Are Good”, recorded by Luke Bryant on behalf of their client, songwriter Ed Hill. Prior to setting up Do Write Music, Marghie was Head of Rights & Clearances for PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Universal Pictures in London, England. That’s where she learned the music publishing business – licensing in music for film and TV. She also acted as a consultant (on behalf of both PolyGram and Universal) to the MCPS (Mechanical Rights Protection Society) and BPI (British Phonographic Industry) on rights clearance for new media. Marghie grew up in Toronto where she was a professional singer/songwriter throughout the 1980s. She toured Ontario with her eponymous band and appeared on CBC’s “The Entertainers” and “Opry North”. She eventually signed with RCA Canada and scored a top 20 country hit with “Some Things Never Change” in 1986. She moved to England in 1988.

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Dr. E. Michael Harrington has served as consultant and expert witness in hundreds of music copyright/IP matters involving The We Shall Overcome Foundation, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Taylor Swift, Led Zeppelin, Katy Perry, Dixie Chicks, Adele, Steven Spielberg, Led Zeppelin, Steve Perry, 50 Cent, Tupac, Lady Gaga, Deadmau5, Danger Mouse, Jib Jab, Adam Levine, Busta Rhymes, Samsung, HBO and others. On February 5, 2020, he spoke about AI and creating music at the “Copyright in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” symposium sponsored by the U. S. Copyright Office and World Intellectual Property Organization at the Library of Congress. As expert witness, he is responsible for freeing the iconic civil rights anthem, “We Shall Overcome,” on January 26, 2018. On August 30, 2016, his writings and interviews were cited as authorities in the “Brief of Amici Curiae, 212 Songwriters, Composers, Musicians, and Producers in Support of Appellants” in the “Blurred Lines” decision at the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He co-authored the Brief of Amici Curiae Musicologists in Support of Williams & Thicke, Led Zeppelin and Katy Perry in their appeals to the Ninth Circuit. He has been interviewed by media including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bloomberg Law, NPR, Bravo, CNN, BBC, CBC, The Guardian, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, Huffington Post, Fortune, Esquire, Salon and others, and lectured at Beverly Hills Bar, Texas Bar, Boston Bar, Minnesota Bar, Harvard Law School, Harvard Business, the American Bar Association, GWU Law, Cardozo Law, BC Law, UNH Law, Vanderbilt Law, Penn State Law, Brooklyn Law, William Mitchell Law, Arizona State Law, NYU, and more than 300 universities, festivals, conferences and organizations. As Course Author at Berklee Online, Berklee and Coursera, he created the Coursera/Berklee Copyright Law in the Music Business which has attracted students from 117 countries. He also created the Berklee Online Graduate Music Business Law course, and the Berklee Online Music Business Capstone course. He was the Jemison Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and has taught at University of Miami, Ohio State, University of Pittsburgh, William Paterson University, Belmont University, Berklee and Berklee Online. He has bicycled twice from Los Angeles to Nashville (2,500 miles) and once from Oregon to Nashville (3,400 miles).

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Randy Wachtler is founder of 615 Music Companies, a leading worldwide independent production music company, active in more than 70 countries. 615 Music has earned more than 70 awards for excellence in music composition including two National EMMY’S. 615 Music is recognized as a Leader in the field of Sonic Branding & Production Music Libraries. The company was acquired by the Warner Music Group in 2010 and is now part of Warner/Chappell Production Music, where Wachtler served as President and CEO. Wachtler also co-founded the Production Music Association (PMA) based in Los Angeles, CA and most recently the past Chairman and current board member of that group. Current board member of AIMP-Nashville and has served on the boards of Leadership Music and National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). Current President of RJW Music and Consulting.

****This is a private event for Society members and their guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

Webinar: Current Issues Facing the Marketplace
2020-09-30 11:30 - 12:15 | Webinar
SPEAKERS: Dr. Jeffrey Eisenach and Barry Massarsky
Dr. Jeffrey Eisenach is a Managing Director and Co-Chair of NERA’s Communications, Media, and Internet Practice, and serves on the firm’s Board of Directors. He is also an Adjunct Professor at George Mason University Law School, where he teaches Regulated Industries, and a Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. Previously, Dr. Eisenach has served in senior policy positions at the US Federal Trade Commission and the White House Office of Management and Budget, and taught at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Dr. Eisenach’s consulting practice focuses on economic analysis of competition, regulatory, intellectual property and consumer protection issues. He has submitted expert reports and testified in US federal court as well before the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the Copyright Royalty Board, the Federal Communications Commission, the International Trade Commission, US Tax Court, several state public utility commissions, and courts and regulatory bodies in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, India, the Caribbean, and South America. He has also advised clients in some of the world’s largest information technology sector mergers. He has written or edited 19 books and monographs, including Broadband Competition in the Internet Ecosystem and Competition, Innovation and the Microsoft Monopoly: Antitrust in the Digital Marketplace. His writings have also appeared in scholarly journals such as The Review of Network Economics, as well as in popular outlets like Forbes, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Prior to joining NERA, Dr. Eisenach was a managing director and principal at Navigant Economics, and before that he served as Chairman of Empiris LLC, Criterion Economics, and CapAnalysis, LLC. Among his other previous affiliations, Dr. Eisenach has served as President and Senior Fellow at The Progress & Freedom Foundation; as a scholar the Heritage Foundation, and the Hudson Institute; as a member of the 1980-81 Reagan-Bush Transition Team on the Federal Trade Commission, the 2000-2001 Bush-Cheney Transition Team on the Federal Communications Commission, the Virginia Governor’s Commission on E-Communities, and the Virginia Attorney General’s Task Force on Identity Theft. In 2016-2017 he led the Trump-Pence Transition Team for the Federal Communications Commission. Dr. Eisenach received his PhD in economics from the University of Virginia and his BA in economics from Claremont McKenna College.
Barry M. Massarsky has been operating as a music industry economist since 1981. After graduating Cornell University with his MBA, he became the Senior Economist at ASCAP and then in 1992, formed his own economic consulting firm which now includes four music economic consultants, including his partner, Ms. Nari Matsuura. For the last consecutive 28 years, he has served as the outside economist for both RIAA and SESAC and co-developed the strategies that lead to the formation of SoundExchange. He has been the performance rights outside expert for both UMPG and Warner Chappell since 2003, as well as currently serving in a similar capacity for SONY/ATV. He also contributes to the economic and strategic positioning for both MUSICFIRST and SESAC in their respective dealings concerning terrestrial radio licensing. His firm presently provides music catalog valuations for most players comprising the music copyright financial marketplace and is recognized as a first-in-class valuation firm by both the significant commercial lenders and privately held funds in this space. He is also a veteran economic expert in copyright damages cases for the music industry’s major record labels and publishers with his current assignment representing the interests of Ed Sheeran.
****This is a private event for Society members and their guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

Webinar: November 17, 2020 – All About The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)
2020-11-17 11:30 - 12:15 | Webinar
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 licensing system for mechanical rights in the United States. Russell also leverages his operational and administrative expertise in order to help The MLC prepare to process digital music royalty payments to music publishers and songwriters globally.
A senior executive in the music and entertainment industry with over 20 years of experience and a deep passion for intellectual property (IP) rights management, licensing, business development, strategy, client service and operations management, Russell was previously the founder of music industry rights management consultancy firm Media Rights Management (MRM). At MRM, Russell helped his clients navigate the music industry’s growing licensing and data challenges.
****This is a private online event for Society members. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

Webinar: Stan Soocher's Annual Copyright Review
2020-12-11 11:30 - 12:15 | Webinar
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 addition, Stan is an award-winning journalist and entertainment attorney. He is author of the books Baby You’re a Rich Man: Suing the Beatles for Fun & Profit and They Fought the Law: Rock Music Goes to Court, as well as of the chapter “Twenty-First-Century Patronage: The Road to Billy Joel’s Madison Square Garden Concert Residency” in the new book We Didn’t Start the Fire: Billy Joel and Popular Music Studies.
This is Stan’s 24th consecutive year presenting “Copyright Year in Review” to the Copyright Society of the South.
****This is a private online event for Society members and their guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

February 25, 2021 - Updates from the Copyright Office
2021-02-25 11:30 - 12:30 | Webinar, Members: Please use link provided in email invitation
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, 2018.In her position as General Counsel, Smith provides legal guidance to the various divisions and programs of the Office, including the national registration and recordation systems, and she is frequently called upon by congressional offices, the U.S. Department of Justice, and other federal agencies for advice and assistance. She also has primary responsibility for the formation and promulgation of regulations and the adoption of legal positions governing policy matters and practices of the Copyright Office. Since joining the Office, Smith has been involved in music copyright issues, including advising congressional offices with respect to the Music Modernization Act, and she now leads the Office’s efforts to implement this historic law through regulatory and other activities on behalf of the Register of Copyrights.
Before joining the Copyright Office, Smith spent several years in private practice, where she represented a variety of clients in matters concerning copyright, technology, media, and related intellectual property issues. Smith earned her JD from Harvard Law School, and her BA in philosophy and political science from the University of Michigan. Prior to attending law school, Smith worked at a start-up enterprise on various film, theatrical, music, and emerging media projects.
****This is a private Zoom webinar event for Society members and their guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

March 24, 2021 - Colin Rushing | SXWorks
2021-03-24 11:30 - 12:30 | Webinar
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, and plays a key role in shaping SoundExchange’s strategic development. At this event Colin will discuss SXWorks, the SoundExchange company formed to serve the publishing industry, and also provide a brief update about the latest webcasting proceeding.
Colin originally joined SoundExchange in the role of Senior Counsel for Licensing and Enforcement, in which position he developed a comprehensive enforcement program, advised the organization on regulatory matters, and helped manage rate-setting proceedings.
Rushing is a graduate of James Madison University and the University of Virginia School of Law. After law school, he clerked for the Hon. T.S. Ellis III in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Before joining SoundExchange Colin was an attorney at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Washington, D.C., where he focused on intellectual property and media law.
****This is a private event for Society members and their registered guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

April 22, 2021 - Building a Music Community on Facebook & Instagram
2021-04-22 11:30 - 12:30 | Webinar, Members: Please use link provided in email invitation
Speakers: Alexa Cabellon and Natalie Echols
Topic: Building a Music Community on FaceBook and Instagram
Alexa Cabellon is the Team Lead, Music Publishing Partnerships on the North America Music Publishing Team at Facebook based in NYC. Prior to joining Facebook in 2019, Alexa was the Director, Royalties and New Media at the legendary independent music publishing company, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and taught Music Publishing 101 at Berklee Online. Alexa is the lead singer/songwriter of her Brooklyn-based indie pop/rock band, Little Anchor.
Natalie Echols is a Music Publishing Partnerships Manager on the North America Music Publishing Team at Facebook. Natalie was a member of Source3, a content rights management startup, that was acquired by Facebook in 2017. Prior to joining the North America Music Publishing Team, Natalie was a member of the Music Content Operations Team, at Facebook. Natalie is graduate of Syracuse University and currently resides Brooklyn, New York.
Please note only members in good standing and invited guests will be granted access. You must register to attend.

May 20, 2021 – Navigating Livestream (Panel)
2021-05-20 11:30 - 12:30 | Webinar
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 – Mandolin (https://partners.mandolin.com)
Shawn Wilson – Muzooka (www.muzooka.com)
Please note only members in good standing and invited guests will be granted access. You must register to attend.

August 18, 2021 Webinar: Fighting the Good Fight - NMPA Update
2021-08-18 11:30 - 12:30 | Webinar
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. You must register to attend.

September 28, 2021 Webinar: NFT's and Copyright
2021-09-28 11:30 - 12:30 | Webinar, Members: Please use link provided in email invitation
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, CSoS Board of Directors
Please note only members in good standing and invited guests will be granted access. You must register to attend.

November 16, 2021 Webinar: Should I Sell My Catalog?
2021-11-16 11:30 - 12:30 | Webinar, Members: Please use link provided in email invitation
PANELISTS: Kele Currier, ASCAP; Brian Egan, Concord Music Publishing; Chris Farren, Combustion Music

MODERATOR: Kent Draughon, Capitol CMG Publishing | President, CSoS Board of Directors
Please note only members in good standing and invited guests will be granted access. You must register to attend.

Webinar: Stan Soocher’s Annual Copyright Review
2021-12-09 11:30 - 12:30 | Webinar
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 addition, Stan is an award-winning journalist and entertainment attorney. He is author of the books Baby You’re a Rich Man: Suing the Beatles for Fun & Profit and They Fought the Law: Rock Music Goes to Court, as well as of the chapter “Twenty-First-Century Patronage: The Road to Billy Joel’s Madison Square Garden Concert Residency” in the new book We Didn’t Start the Fire: Billy Joel and Popular Music Studies.
This is Stan’s 25th consecutive year presenting “Copyright Year in Review” to the Copyright Society of the South.
CSoS Members must be registered prior to the meeting in order to grant access. Contact janice.jackson1@att.net for more information or assistance with registration.

Webinar: Legislative Landscape 2022
2022-01-26 11:30 - 12:30 | Webinar, Members: Please use link provided in email invitation
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 dedicated to the songwriting profession. Established in 1967, the organization’s membership of more than 5,000 spans the United States and may other countries. NSAI is dedicated to protecting songwriter’s rights and serves aspiring and professional songwriters in all genres of music.
Under Herbison’s leadership NSAI gained prominence in the national legislative arena. Accomplishments include:

Adoption of the historic “Music Modernization Act” in 2018, the most important copyright reform bill for American songwriters in the modern era of music. Creation of the “Mechanical Licensing Collective” (MLC) in 2019.
Passage of the landmark “Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act” in 2006.
Prevailing in the Copyright Royalty Board trials that in 2008-09 that established songwriters be paid a percentage rate for subscription music services and in 2018 saw the largest mechanical royalty increase for songwriters in history of more than 44%.
Participation in the U.S. Supreme Court cases including Eldred vs. Ashcroft upholding Congress’s authority to grant an additional twenty years on the length of American copyrights and the landmark “Grokster” case which determined peer-to-peer services have liability when distributing copyrighted material.
Creation of the first-ever Group Copyright Infringement Insurance for songwriters and music publishers.
Purchase of the “Music Mill” studios as NSAI headquarters in 2005.
Acquisition of the world-famous “Bluebird Café” in 2008.

CSoS Members must be in good standing and registered prior to the meeting in order to grant access. Contact Society Administrator Janice Bane (jbane@barbershop.org) for more information or assistance with your registration.

Webinar: Who Has the Last Laugh Now?: A Conversation with Word Collections CEO Jeff Price
2022-03-03 11:30 - 12:30 | Webinar, Members: Please use link provided in email invitation
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 than musical songwriters. This means the licenses and accompanying royalties are not at all imaginary but required and protected under the existing laws. The problem is not that the laws don’t exist, the problem is the law is being broken, licenses are not getting obtained and the associated payments are not getting made.
Guest speaker Jeff Price, CEO of Word Collections, will explain the details in the law that protects spoken word creators, the licenses that are necessary for streaming, and the current legal arguments related to these uses.

About Jeff Price
In July 2020, after getting $1.5 billion into the pockets of artists, songwriters and performers, Jeff launched Word Collections to get all comedian and spoken word performers paid for the broadcast and other use of their literary works.
In June 2013 Price launched Audiam and represented works for millions of songs including the publishing catalogs of Bob Dylan, Round Hill and Carlin Music, Third Side Music, House Of Hassle/Rough Trade, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jason Mraz, Jack White, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Tori Amos, Aimee Mann, Pretty Lights, Mike Campbell, Ruthless, Epitaph, Sumerian, Puscifer and thousands more to get them licensed and paid for the streams of their recordings on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon and other interactive digital streaming services.
Jeff Price launched TuneCore in January 2006 and built it into the world’s largest music distribution and publishing administration entity while changing the global music industry business model and getting over $1 billion from music sales into their pockets.
In 1990 Price co-founded and was GM / President of the New York based independent record label spinART records (Pixies, Echo & The Bunnymen, Apples In Stereo, Richard Thompson etc) for seventeen years – his label was in strategic relationships with Sony, Warner Bros., Sire, Polygram Music Publishing and others.
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****This is a private online event for Society members and their guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today!***

Webinar: Thriving in the Digital Age: A Conversation with Linda Bloss-Baum at SoundExchange
2022-03-30 11:30 - 12:30 | Webinar, Members: Please use link provided in email invitation
Linda Bloss-Baum, VP/Government Relations & Public Affairs at SoundExchange (www.soundexchange.com), will provide an update on their latest programs including the fight to create a terrestrial performance right for artists (via the American Music Fairness Act), new developments in royalties for foreign neighboring rights, an update on digital radio in the US, and other key initiatives of interest to all creators and rights owners.

About Linda Bloss-Baum
Linda Bloss-Baum leads SoundExchange’s industry-shaping advocacy efforts in favor of the fair treatment of music creators in the digital age. She represents SoundExchange to critical external audiences, including lawmakers, regulators and industry stakeholders. For the past eight years, Linda has been a liaison between SoundExchange and artists and industry leaders.
Before joining SoundExchange full time Linda served as an independent consultant for SoundExchange and recording artists through her agency, LBB Creative Strategies. Prior to establishing LBB Creative Strategies, Linda ran the Warner Music Group office in Washington, D.C. for six years. She also served as Vice President, Public Policy/Government Relations at Universal Music Group/NBC Universal and Time Warner, Inc.
Linda graduated from Catholic University Law School. She is an adjunct professor at the KOGOD School of Business at her undergrad alma mater, American University, where she teaches a class on “Protecting the Creative Class in the Digital Age.” Linda proudly serves on the Board of Directors for the Gospel Music Association.
About SoundExchange (www.soundexchange.com)
SoundExchange is the premier music tech organization on a mission to power the future of music. It was independently formed in 2003 to build a fairer, simpler, and more efficient music industry through technology, data, and advocacy. The only organization designated by the U.S. government to administer the Section 114 sound recording license, SoundExchange collects and distributes digital performance royalties on behalf of 560,000 music creators and growing. Through proprietary music tech solutions that turn data into accurate revenue, SoundExchange has paid more than $9 billion in distributions to date. For more information, visit www.soundexchange.com .

Webinar: The Phonorecords III Remand - What does this mean for the copyright holder?
2022-08-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Webinar
Danielle Aguirre, Executive Vice President & General Counsel of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), will present information regarding the Phonorecords II Remand, updates since the July 1 response to the CRB, and the Remand’s potential impacts to the copyright landscape.
About Danielle Aguirre
Danielle oversees all of NMPA’s legal, business and policy objectives. Her role is to protect and enforce the copyrights and intellectual property interests of songwriters and music publishers. Ms. Aguirre has aggressively fought digital piracy and infringement litigating against digital platforms, and she works with the largest companies, digital services and record labels to ensure that publishers and songwriters are being fairly compensated for the use of their songs.

Ms. Aguirre was integrally involved in the negotiation, drafting and passage of the Music Modernization Act, legislation that amended U.S. Copyright law and led to the creation of a new licensing company, the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC). After co-leading a team that developed the MLC, she currently serves as the statutorily designated non-voting publisher representative on the MLC board. In 2018, Billboard honored her as the Women in Music Co-Executive of the Year for her work on the MMA and MLC.

Prior to joining NMPA, Ms. Aguirre was an attorney at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP. She received her JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and her BA from Georgetown University.
About the NMPA (www.nmpa.org)
Founded in 1917, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) is the trade association representing all American music publishers and their songwriting partners. The NMPA’s mandate is to protect and advance the interests of music publishers and songwriters in matters relating to the domestic and global protection of music copyrights.
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****This is a private online event for Society members and their registered guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today at copyrightsocietyofthesouth@gmail.com .***

Lunch with Mozaic's Marcus Cobb
2022-09-27 11:30 - 13:00 | BMI, 10 Music Square East, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
About Marcus Cobb
Marcus Cobb is CEO and co-founder of FinTech company Mozaic, fka Jammber (www.mozaic.io). Cobb, Nashville NEXT’s 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year, is a serial entrepreneur, technologist, product designer and dynamic public speaker. His striking journey took him from modest beginnings in El Pasto to technology leader for Fortune 50 companies, amassing a remarkable project portfolio, including Microsoft, Dell, and CitiGroup. Mozaic is an API-first, global split payment platform for enterprise companies and creative professionals where users can automatically send and receive payments with collaborates across the globe. It provides smart contracts that automate split income among creative teams. Mozaic.io was recently selected for the 2022 Google for Startups Accelerator: Black Founders cohort, and also won the LGBTQ+ category in Visa’s Everywhere initiative pitch competition, which included a strategic partnership with Visa. Marcus is a founding member of the Rolling Stone Culture Council and Berklee’s Open Music Initiative. He also serves on the boards of the Music Business Association and Illinois Technology Foundation.
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****This is a private event for Society members and their registered guests. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Copyright Society of the South, contact us today at copyrightsocietyofthesouth@gmail.com .***

October 20, 2022 - NIVA: Saving Local Live Entertainment from the Pandemic & Beyond
2022-10-20 11:30 - 13:00 | Webinar, Members: Please use link provided in email invitation
At this month’s webinar learn more about the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), which was formed in March 2020 to fight for pandemic relief for local music and comedy venues, securing more than $16 billion in funding and keeping a vital part of the music industry afloat. Dayna Frank and Tobi Parks will discuss the organization’s mission and successes, their plans for NIVA’s next chapter, and their new program to improve setlist data for performance licensing. You don’t want to miss this online event!

Dayna Franks Tobi Parks
Please note only members in good standing and invited guests will be granted access to the webinar. You must register to attend. For further assistance please contact copyrightsocietyofthesouth@gmail.com .
