This is Steve Weaver's Typepad Profile.
Join Typepad and start following Steve Weaver's activity
Steve Weaver
I am an entertainment attorney with offices near "Music Row" in Nashville, Tennessee.
Recent Activity
Ways Artists Destroy Their Careers: Hire Your Mother As Your Manager
Posted Jun 16, 2013 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
0
Music Business - Advice Not Taken
Posted May 4, 2013 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
2
Songwriters (and Artists) - Don’t Shoot Yourself in the Foot
Posted Apr 7, 2013 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
1
Thanks Gordon!
"NEGOTIATING EXCLUSIVE SONGWRITING AGREEMENTS" IS AVAILABLE!
It has taken me a long time but my first book is now live at amazon.com! The book is primarily intended for lawyers, law students and also songwriters and music pubishers who want to learn more about their contracts and what the negotiation process is all about. If you fall into any of ...
"NEGOTIATING EXCLUSIVE SONGWRITING AGREEMENTS" IS AVAILABLE!
Posted Oct 1, 2012 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
3
Yes Florida. That is what I said. There are only 2 copyrights in most recordings - the underlying performance on the record - or the mp3 which is the "Sound Recording" copyright and the copyright in the underlying musical composition.
Steve
Two-Second Sampling Infringes
Tuesday a federal court of appeals in Nashville ruled that sampling of two seconds from a sound recording constituted copyright infringement. The infringement was of the sound recording copyright--not the underlying musical composition. According to an article in Billboard.biz yesterday (Septemb...
New Blog - Solo Entertainment Lawyer
Posted Jul 8, 2012 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
3
Thanks for the comment Tobias. This is a difficult question. It is almost like "you had to be there". In my experience as a musician the bands I was a member of never had any doubt about this. A member or two would come in with a new song and the whole band would "work it up" for performance. Unless you happened to be the person who brought in the song you never claimed to be a writer. It is like working up a cover song - just because you add your own licks and interpretations for performance purposes doesn't mean you can now claim ownership in that song.
Who Wrote The Band's Song?
More than once in my career I have seen arguments occur among band members over who wrote the group’s songs. Is it the member or members who walked in the door one day with the melody and lyrics or is it everybody in the band who “played” the song the first time they learned it fro...
Most Lawyers Don't Work For Free
Posted Dec 6, 2011 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
0
My Entertainment Law Career Gratitude List
Posted Nov 23, 2011 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
0
Two Do's and 2 Don'ts - Tips for the New Business
Posted Nov 15, 2011 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
0
Music Business Education - Lefsetz Misses the Point
Posted Oct 9, 2011 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
1
Good to hear from you Josh. Glad to help. Best of luck! Steve
A Few Song Submission Dos and Don'ts
This weekend I was inspired to go back and look some of the emails I have received from hopeful songwriters. Most were embarassingly unprofessional. If you happen to be one of the hopefuls then let me share with you a few do’s and don’ts that came out of my review. And I will al...
A Few Song Submission Dos and Don'ts
Posted Jul 12, 2011 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
2
Artists and All Others: How to Handle Unanswered Emails and Voicemails
Posted May 29, 2011 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
0
Thanks for the example Brent. I always appreciate your observations.
Who Owns The Performances On Your Recordings?
There seems to be a common presumption that if you pay for the recording session you automatically own the copyrights in the Sound Recordings – that is the Demo or Master tracks. The Sound Recording copyright needs to be distinguished from the copyright in the underlying song that...
Who Owns The Performances On Your Recordings? Part 2
Posted Mar 14, 2011 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
0
Who Owns The Performances On Your Recordings?
Posted Mar 5, 2011 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
2
What Is It That A&R Does?
Posted Jan 23, 2011 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
0
Who Wrote The Band's Song?
Posted Nov 30, 2010 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
4
Persistent or Pest--Pitching your Songs and Artist Demo
Posted Nov 23, 2010 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
4
And I know that you, as a manager, have dealt with this first hand, Jeff.
Getting A Record Deal - Attitude
Last year I posted about one of the requirements for landing a record deal in Nashville – or for that matter succeeding as a recording artist in any genre or label city. In that blog I posted about talent as a requirement for success as a recording artist. If it is your desire to...
Getting A Record Deal - Attitude
Posted Nov 1, 2010 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
4
Ditto the question about the telephone. I am a transactional attorney constantly engaged in negotiations. Both me and the opposing attorneys in my specialty tend to send marked-up and revised agreements (and comments) back and forth via email. That at least is the initial method of negotiation. Rarely are we in the same State, let alone the same city. The last round is usually via telephone. Thanks for the post.
Steve
http://musicrowlawyer.com
Stop Negotiating Via Email
PsyBlog recently highlighted Ten Studies About the Dark Side of Email. One highlights why you should never negotiate (with clients on fees or opponents on settlement terms) via email: Email negotiations often feel difficult, especially with people we don't know well. When Naquin et al. (2008) ...
Who Decides--the Lawyer or the Artist?
Posted Oct 18, 2010 at Music Row Lawyer (C. Stephen Weaver)
Comment
0
More...
Subscribe to Steve Weaver’s Recent Activity