ABA 2008 Forum: The Life of a SongIn this panel discussion held at a 2008 meeting of the American Bar Association’s Sports & Entertainment Law Forum, panelists Cynthia Sanchez, Dina LaPolt, Todd Brabec, and Jeff Brabec discuss the life cycle of a song from a legal point of view. They discuss how songs are used for physical sound recordings, as synchronized tracks for video broadcast and reproduction, as digital downloads, as soundtracks for advertisements and video games, as elements of musical theater productions, greeting cards, remixes samples & mashups, toys, internet streams, and more. They also discuss the kinds of deals which are currently being made in such situations.