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Copyright Law Primer: Part 1: What is fair use?

Previous issues of Music Insider Magazine have covered the basics of trademarks and copyrights, including the differences between these two types of intellectual property, as well as the possible penalties for committing trademark or copyright infringement. Following along these lines, …

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Who’s Using Your Band Name?

The importance of trademark searching
by Justin Haddock

Have you decided on a name for your band or been using a certain name? If so, have you checked to see if anyone else is using that name?

Trademark Your band may …

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Protecting Your Band Name

Use it or lose it
by Justin Haddock

In absence of an agreement to the contrary, a band name usually belongs to its members (at least with regard to live performances). While this is a good general rule of thumb, …

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Band Breakups

Who gets the name?
by Justin Haddock, associate, and Sheri Hunter, counsel, of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

Your band might break up. It’s hardly the most optimistic forecast, but it’s one that, realistically, every musician needs to consider.

TrademarkWith that …

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Intellectual Property 102:

What your mama never told you about your reproductive rights!
by Stephen M. Stern, executive editor, Music Insider Magazine

In the kinetic world of shagging and in vitro fertilization, artists still hold the top spot for reproductive rights. That’s according …

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