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ABA 2008 Forum: The Life of a Song
Cynthia Sanchez | Dina LaPolt | Jeffrey Brabec | Todd Brabec
Todd Brabec is the former Executive Vice President of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), a membership association of nearly 300,000 US-based songwriters, lyricists, and publishers. He is also the author, with his brother Jeffrey, of “Music, Money, and Success: The Insider’s Guide to Making Money in the Music Industry, 5th ed.” (Schirmer, 2006). |
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Description: In 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.
Shoot Date: October 2008 |
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