Copyright Society of the South

Barry Massarsky: Economic Strategizing in 2013
2013-04-04 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | BMI, 10 Music Square East, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States

Who Should License Your Music For Digital?
2013-03-11 11:30 - 13:00 | TN
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

An Evening With Guy Clark and Friends
2013-02-27 17:00 - 19:00 | TN

January 2013 Luncheon
2013-01-29 11:30 - 13:00 | TN
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 permitted under the Fair Use defense. The presentation is interactive, comparing side-by-side examples of original works with later works where the original author claims infringement. Examples include a comparison of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind, and The Wind Done Gone by Nashville author Alice Randall; a comparison of the original Roy Orbison’s “Pretty Woman” song and 2 Live Crew’s version of it; and a comparison of more recent works created by contemporary photographer Patrick Cariou and appropriation artist Richard Prince. We’ll explore recent decisions from within the Sixth Circuit and around the country, examining the four factors that courts examine when determining fair use.
Stephen Zralek is an artist at heart and, despite being a lawyer, finds himself regularly manipulated by his two children. He practices at Bone McAllester Norton where he is a Member of the Firm. He is a litigator focused IP, entertainment, and business disputes. He previously served as Chair of the Copyright Litigation Committee of the ABA’s IP Law Section, and is a regular author and speaker on IP legal issues and social media. Stephen is on the board of Conexion Americas, and is the co-founder of WaterCooler, a monthly networking event that highlights Nashville’s cultural richness. He tweets at @StephenZralek, and blogs at www.TheExpressive.com.

December 2012 Luncheon
2012-12-04 11:30 - 13:00 | TN
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 Copyright Society of the South, Stan has given speeches on entertainment law and related industry issues to bar associations and/orentertainment industry conferences and seminars in Austin, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, North Carolina, New Orleans, Oregon, Boston, Virginia, Washington State and Colorado, among other locations. Stan recently taught the course “American Music Goes to Court” at the International College of Beijing in China, where his book They Fought the Law: Rock Music Goes to Court has been published in a Chinese translation edition.
Results of the election for the Board of Directors will be announced at this meeting. If you haven’t voted, please do so!
*Events at 1418 is located at the Corner of 15th Avenue and Church Street. Parking is available on 15th in the lot across the street from the fenced lot that is directly behind the building. It is marked with signage.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Janice Jackson via email janice.jackson1@att.net or phone 615-424-3014 by Friday, November 30, 2012. If you RSVP and cannot make the luncheon, please advise 24 hours prior to the event or you and your guests will be liable for a no show fee of $20 per person. Thank you.
