This was a fun chat with Tom and D! Real-life scenarios and questions about

• AI and intellectual property

• parodies, infringement and fair use

• the biggest legal landmines for entertainment professionals

• Colorado Sundance 🤩

• how to get pro bono legal help as a creative

You're welcome to eavesdrop on our conversation at Tom and D Episode 4!

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tom-and-d/id1813211468?i=1000713200527 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2wQL90bPPxjnBES4oZHvdu?si=ti58FtH_RjqGHudTx_6r0g 

It’s available on all platforms, wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

About Tom and D

Hosts Tom Fry and Deren Abram swap stories, roast each other, and dive into the messy, hilarious world of entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. They also welcome a mystery guest—an industry insider, a rising star, or just someone with a great story—because, honestly, surprises make everything better.

Follow @thetomanddpodcast on Instagram to catch their latest episodes!

"Who owns the copyright of this song?" is a loaded question.

Dave Ratner breaks it down for us in plain English!

What's the relationship between licensing, copyrights, and human creativity?

Publishing, Split Sheets, Publishing Deals, PROs, and Mechanicals. Writer’s share? Publisher’s share? ASCAP? BMI? MLC? 

Dave Ratner will cover all of it at Week 2 of  "Own Your Sound: Master the Business of Music" brought to you by Colorado Attorneys for the Arts (CAFTA) and Colorado Music Industry Alliance (CMIA)!

"Own Your Sound" is a six-week series about the law and business of music to secure your rights, collect your revenue, and have a successful career. And did we mention it's for FREE?! The virtual sessions are held weekly on Monday nights from 6:00 – 7:30pm until April 7.

You can still sign up! 👉 https://cbca.org/own-your-sound-master-the-business-of-music/

Questions? Send us a message.

When does "inspiration" become "infringement"?

Dave Ratner explores this common question in the creative industry.

Follow us on social @creativelawnetwork for more insights on your creative business.

Which one is your favorite?

Here's a bit of trivia you might love: Do you know that there are two copyrights in every song? 

1. The first one is the composition--the words and music, also known as publishing rights.

2. The second one is the recording, also called the master.

As music lawyers, we help our clients with contracts, copyrights, and business law. We take care of everything on the business side so they can focus on and enjoy creating music.

So if you're a musician or creative who needs some support with the legal stuff, that's our forte.  

Send us a message so we can help!

They say timing is everything… but does it apply to copyright registrations, too?

Should you register every iteration of your work? Or the final version only? What if you want to update it?

Dave Ratner shares how you can make the decision more confidently.

Got more questions? Send us a message!

Our client's true story:

Then an emerging visual artist from the Midwest, our client was asked to provide the artwork for an established musician’s upcoming album.

Creative Law Network was called on to negotiate with the musician’s management and record label for contract negotiation and copyright protection.

• While our client was sure to be paid for his work, we helped him retain his copyright ownership.

• He also retained the rights to release limited edition prints of the artwork while restricting the label’s rights to only for circumscribed uses. 

• This resulted in increased leverage and profits for our client.

And here's the win-win: The album went on to win two Grammy® awards and catapulted our client into the public eye.

Got an opportunity you want to lock in for success? Creative Law Network is your team!

Self-publishing, copyrights, film and TV?? Check out our authors guide.

As experienced creative lawyers, we can answer your questions about the ins and outs of creating and publishing successfully. We help our clients with contracts, manuscript review, clearances, copyrights, trademarks, licensing, and everything else necessary to publish and distribute their works. 

Nobody can tell a story like you can—so let us take care of everything else!

Will you guess it right?

The U.S. Copyright Office recently released a report: The Geography of Copyright Registrations. Swipe and find out the key findings