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Copyright Society of the South Awards Vandy Law Student the Bob Sullivan Scholarship
Ricky Hernandez was awarded the annual Bob Sullivan scholarship on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. A Vanderbilt law student currently in his 2nd year, Ricky’s current honors and activities include Dean’s […]
Panel recap: What the State of Music Tech Says About the State of Our Industry
On January 27, 2016, the Copyright Society of the South hosted a panel discussion on music tech and its role in the future of the music industry. The panel was led […]
Recap: Media Technologist Jim Griffin on Copyrisk, Tarzan Economics, and Music Metadata
On November 12th, 2015 the Copyright Society of the South hosted Jim Griffin, Managing Partner at OneHouse. Griffin is a forward-thinking technologist focused on the digital delivery of art, knowledge and […]
Recap: David Israelite, President & CEO of NMPA
On November 4th, 2015 the Copyright Society of the South hosted David Israelite, President & CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). Israelite remarked on a variety of strategic and […]
Recap: Eddie Schwartz, Fair Trade Music
On September 29th, 2015 the Copyright Society of the South welcomed Eddie Schwartz, president of the Songwriters Association of Canada, co-chair of Music Creators of North America, and representative at […]
Everything Copyright Owners Need To Know About Spotify: Mechanical and Performance with James Duffett-Smith
On May 7th, 2015 the Copyright Society of the South welcomed James Duffett-Smith, the Global Head of Publisher Relations at Spotify. There are many mixed emotions with regards to Spotify, […]
Blurred Lines: A Blurred Outlook For Songwriters with Tal Dickstein & E. Michael Harrington
On April 23rd, 2015 The Copyright Society of The South welcomed Tal Dickstein and E. Michael Harrington to discuss the recent lawsuit between Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke,and Marvin Gaye’s family. […]
David Ross “The Digital Solution”
On Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Dave Ross discussed his new book called “The Digital Solution: A Plan for Collecting and Distributing Streaming Music Royalties”, with the Copyright Society of the […]
2014, Year In Review with Stan Soocher, J.D.
The Copyright Society of the South ended the year with Stan Soochers annual Copyright Law: 2014 In Review. Some of the cases reviewed included a song infringement case with Lady […]
November 19th Recap – Jim Peterik (Ides of March/Survivor)
The Copyright Society of The South joined Leadership Music Nashville November 19th at the First Amendment Center for a night of networking and Celebration. Special guest Jim Peterik (Ides of March/Survivor) recently released his […]