Legal Question in Entertainment Law in New York

music entertainment rights

How would you handle a situation where a reggae recording artist whose music has been stolen since 1973 and has'nt been used until 1999. Three song has been re-mastered and is presently being sold on twenty-five (25) diferent web sites on a double CD. the person that the artist gave the musical material to this person in order to find him a record deal but,this particular person copied the material, and is selling this music in which he has himself listed as the producer without the artist's permission.what your advice for this artist be?


Asked on 3/27/07, 2:36 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys
Johm Smith tom's

Re: music entertainment rights

Sue this person and notice the website operators to remove the music.

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Answered on 3/27/07, 2:46 pm
Jason Stern Law Offices of Jason Stern

Re: music entertainment rights

My advice for this artist would be to seek legal counsel immediately.

There are copyright, contract, and several other issues to deal with here. In fact, it almost sounds like a law school exam question.

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Answered on 3/27/07, 2:57 pm
Steven Mark Steven Paul Mark, Attorney at Law

Re: music entertainment rights

There a number of questions that your post doesn't answer. For example, you imply that the artist also wrote the song and may have originally recorded it. If so, were the works registered for copyright? Was the person to whom the music was given an agent? A Manager? Someone under contract? My advice is contact an attorney who can sort this out. If you wish to call for a complimentary phone consult, please feel free to do so.

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Answered on 3/27/07, 3:33 pm


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