Rock n Roll Law

Rock n Roll Law Podcast host Jim Jesse interviews Maggie Stewart of Mundial Law in Los Angeles. She specializes in immigration law, mainly getting US artists into Canada (and elsewhere) so they can tour or perform.

Attorney Lita Rosario-Richardson leads the Entertainment Practice at Shulman Rogers near Washington DC, where she is a shareholder. In this podcast, we talk about the legalities of artists getting their copyrights back on both the master and publishing sides. We also talk about what a typical publishing deal is today and she gives us her four sources of revenue on the pub side.

Host Jim Jesse talks with Soundexchange's Linda Bloss-Baum, Sr. Director of Artist and Industry Relations with the company. They discuss what Soundexchagne does, how it fits into music royalties, the recent Music Modernization Act, and how artists can collect money from them.

Soocher is the author of Baby You're a Rich Man: Suing The Beatles for Fun & Profit. They discuss John Lennon's legal battles over "Come Together" and the famous "My Sweet Lord" copyright infringement case.

Host Jim Jesse talks with professor Tim McFarlin about the lawsuit over the songwriting credits of Chuck Berry's most famous songs, along with joint authorship. 

Host Jim Jesse of Rock n Roll Law talk with trademark attorney Cheryl Burbach about the basics of protecting your name.