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Music Industry Profile: Attorney Ed Fair

Ed Fair
Ed Fair is a music and entertainment attorney based in Austin, TX. In addition to his two decades’ experience representing artists and music companies, he has taught courses on the music business at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Ed Fair, a music attorney who specializes in transactional law (i.e. contracts and agreements), explains what a transactional music attorney does, what one can do for you as an artist, and how to know that it’s time in your career to seek a lawyer’s advice. He shares some tips for college students and lawyers on becoming a music attorney, and shares his thoughts on what happens to artists who wait too long to seek legal counsel.



Shoot Date: March 2008
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