Blurred Lines: The Changing Music Copyright Laws
By: Heather Rafter, RafterMarsh US, Bob Clearmountain, Andrew Scheps, Bill Reynolds, Johnny Kaplan
Published November 04, 2015
With so many songs coming out that seem to sound similar, what does it take to qualify as an infringement of someone's intellectual property? From Robin Thicke to Tom Petty to Sam Smith, high-profile challenges to musical copyright have made big news. This panel will bring together musicians and legal experts to discuss and demonstrate how to interpret the similarities and dissimilarities that can make or destroy a fortune from a hit record.

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