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	<title>IMAGINE LAW Blog: An Entertainment &#38; Cyberspace Law Firm - Robin Gross</title>
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		<title>Trent Reznor Puts Fans in Charge with Successful Experimental Business Model</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["Trent Reznor has rocked the music world once again. The long-time front man for Nine-Inch-Nails is convinced the current music business infrastructure is broken since it requires artists to rely on labels and Reznor's looking for a new model. Last year NIN broke free from its major label and decided to go independent, look to its fans for support, and experiment with new business models made possible by the Internet. So far, I'd say its working for Reznor and NIN.  Within 24 hours of releasing the band's latest album online with a variety of payment options, including free, it sold more than 250,000 of the $300 Limited Edition Ultra-Deluxe Package, earning the ARTISTS $750,000 on the album's first day available..."<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=imaginelaw.wordpress.com&blog=2911550&post=17&subd=imaginelaw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Contract Behind the Curtain: A Glimpse into the San Francisco Ballet Dancer&#8217;s Contract</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are also a ballet geek, you may find the Basic Agreement between the San Francisco Ballet and the American Guild of Musical Artists fascinating.  I published an article highlighting some of the more interesting terms in this collective bargaining agreement that is signed by every ballet dancer (and choreographer) who works with the San Francisco Ballet.  The Basic Agreement contains minimum commitments to artists.  Dancers and choreographers also sign an "Individual Artist's Agreement" with the company that can include higher salaries and other negotiated perks. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=imaginelaw.wordpress.com&blog=2911550&post=16&subd=imaginelaw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Monterey Jazz Festival’s Innovative Digital Music Education Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My client the legendary Monterey Jazz Festival (MJF) has launched an exciting new project, the Digital Music Education Project (DMEP) that uses the power of the Internet to bring jazz music education to the masses.  Besides hosting the hottest jazz concert each year, the Monterey Jazz Festival is a nonprofit organization that invests its resources in jazz music education programs, especially in the local public schools.  But now thanks to MJF’s Digital Music Education Project, those educational opportunities are captured, digitized, and made available for free download by anyone in the world.  Listen ....<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=imaginelaw.wordpress.com&blog=2911550&post=1&subd=imaginelaw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ARTISTS BEWARE: Language to Look Out For</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internet has created exciting new opportunities for artists to distribute their music to the world, but cyberspace is not without its share of hucksters ready to trick artists into signing away all ownership rights to their music for a song.
A musician recently came to me to review a recording contract that had been offered [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=imaginelaw.wordpress.com&blog=2911550&post=10&subd=imaginelaw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Register? Advantages to Copyright Registration</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2007 10:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many artists wonder if it worth the trouble to register their creative works with the US Copyright Office. The answer to any artist who hopes to distribute their works to the public is YES!
Registration is not a condition for copyright protection to attach. A work is protected by copyright when it &#8220;fixed in a tangible [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=imaginelaw.wordpress.com&blog=2911550&post=9&subd=imaginelaw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tools to Empower Digital Artists</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2007 08:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Innovative new media companies like San Francisco-based SNOCAP and UK-based 7Digital offer independent musicians tools to distribute their music digitally at their own price and on their own terms.   The content-delivery services allow artists to sell their music on their own website, Myspace page, blog, or from 7Digital&#8217;s &#8220;IndieStore&#8221;.   The music [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=imaginelaw.wordpress.com&blog=2911550&post=8&subd=imaginelaw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Life for Indie Video &#8211; Bypass Major Distributors with iTunes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2007 04:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Independent video producers who haven&#8217;t had access to major distribution channels in the past are in for some luck.  iTunes has begun distributing video.  And its not only the established label video that iTunes is pushing through its network, its also distributing independent video, such as action sports and documentary video.
As more online [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=imaginelaw.wordpress.com&blog=2911550&post=7&subd=imaginelaw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Internet Royalty Rate Could Kill Webcasting</title>
		<link>http://imaginelaw.wordpress.com/2007/03/10/internet-royalty-rate-could-kill-webcasting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 2 March 2007 the US Copyright Royalty Board (a 3-judge panel) sided with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and against Web-casters, musicians and consumers with a ruling on the new web-casting royalty rate.     The CRB took the highly controversial position of adopting a pay-per-play rate for streaming digital [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=imaginelaw.wordpress.com&blog=2911550&post=6&subd=imaginelaw&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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