Look people this has got to be ridiculous, if you are a Beyonce fan. Beyonce dropped an album this week and usually we would be inundated with Beyonce, but there is a shift. There is …
Chris Austria to Speak at Bay Area Producers Conference 2011
I love seeing good folk spreading “goodness” to empower and help people monetize their talents. Chris Austria is one of those good folk. I introduced you all to him a while back when I interviewed …
Google & WIPO to Help African Artists Manage Copyrights Worldwide
Saw this press release a little over a week ago and was pleased. Details follow below. “WIPO Director General Announces Rights Registry Project for West African States Brussels, June 8, 2011 PR/2011/691 WIPO Director General …
Kanye West Signs #D’Banj, What’s Really G.O.O.D About the Music Deal?
By now, music insiders have heard reported news that Kanye West aka Yeezy just signed Nigerian acts D’Banj and Don Jazzy to his record label, G.O.O.D Music. Both Nigerian acts are Vice President and CEO, …
Eminem Says Audi ‘You Better Lose Yourself’ Or Pay Up for Music Copyright Infringement!
I’ve always said lawyers and rappers are very much alike. We both love intelligent wordplay. I am thinking the love for wordplay is what is making rappers like D-Black (Ghana) and Eminem (USA) sue those …
Africa Legal Drama: YES BOSS! D-Black Sues Vodafone for Music Copyright Infringement
“Who is suing who? What’s the outcome from that case I read about on UDUAK LAW FIRM BLOG?” are questions I seem to be getting more often (these days), from industry insiders, professionals and legal …
Music Law: Ke$ha We are Who We Are Forgets to Stop, TikTok’s Her Way Into Law Suit
So, you are busy minding your business i.e. running your fashion and entertainment enterprise when you receive a letter from a very popular musician called Ke$ha. She says the “swag” watches you sell of which …
Music Law: From ‘Big Pimpin’ to “Small Pimpin'” Jay-Z Loses Round in Legal Fight Over Sample
My fashion law colleague Staci Riordan recently wrote an article on what she appropriately calls “#thejuggle” and the necessary balancing acts that today’s fashion and entertainment entrepreneur must do. It is a good read and …
Music Law: Beyoncé “Upgrades” Video Game Developer, Gets Slapped With $100 Million Suit
Lots of breach of contract claims this past week. Time to continue our conversation on this blog. The latest is a video game developer who sues Beyoncé for $100million bad faith breach of contract. Beyoncé …
Music & Criminal Law Collide: Ex-Destiny’s Child Member Arrested
Music and criminal law collide with the arrest of ex-Destiny’s Child member Farrah Franklin. For a basic understanding of what happens when a defendant is arrested, click my Paris Hilton Possession of Cocaine arrest article …