All Pieces for Michael Olivas
There has been a growing number of legal issues, from immigration to peace & democracy movements, involving songs and singers. Several such cases w...
- Added: Dec 28, 2020
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 3
White supremacist music has a growing place in music and print, raising many legal problems for vendors and social media platforms. And hate materi...
- Added: Dec 28, 2020
- Length: 04:58
- Purchases: 3
Many personal and nostalgic items of clothing, instruments, lyric sheets, and even childhood homes with rock provenance are at auction. There are l...
- Added: Dec 28, 2020
- Length: 04:58
- Purchases: 3
When a group or singer trademarks a brand for merchandizing and other purposes, it can be a complex and litigious decision.
- Added: Dec 28, 2020
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 3
When Lady Antebellum decided to use their trademarked “Lady A” name, they didn’t know another singer had used the name for many years before its le...
- Added: Dec 28, 2020
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 3
There have been so many bad managers that it is almost a trope that a band will be harmed by its handlers, at some point.
- Added: Dec 28, 2020
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 3
How is one of the most-discussed songs in rap and hip hop not being made available for anyone else’s use? This show reviews the law of putting musi...
- Added: Dec 28, 2020
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 3
The BLM movement has had a great effect upon politics and upon the music industry, and will continue to do so.
- Added: Dec 15, 2020
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 3
As in every election cycle, entertainers want to exert better control over their music being used by politicians running for office, but there are ...
- Added: Dec 15, 2020
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 3
Marketing and merchandizing continue to grow in entertainment, causing significant legal issues.
- Added: Dec 15, 2020
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 3
The “Stairway to Heaven” case(s) wend their way, with an important Circuit case that dealt with the Inverse Ratio Rule.
- Added: Dec 15, 2020
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 3
Who owns and controls group names continues to be a complex branding issue, with legal consequences.
- Added: Dec 15, 2020
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 3
The pandemic hit entertainment and entertainment law hard. And as venues re-open, there have been disastrous health results and legal implications.
- Added: Dec 15, 2020
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 3
When the pandemic began, music and performance legal issues were among the most complex, across the board.
- Added: Dec 15, 2020
- Length: 04:57
- Purchases: 3
Another in a series of topics related to the law and business of the music industry, as discussed in the book, "Rockonomics." This show focuses upo...
- Added: Dec 15, 2020
- Length: 04:58
- Purchases: 3
This show highlights the rise of movies across many platforms, going behind the scenes on legal topics related to music and musicians.
- Added: Dec 15, 2020
- Length: 04:59
- Purchases: 3
Charles Manson’s life and death occasioned several interesting legal issues. Quentin Tarantino’s fascinating Manson movie also reveals the role of ...
- Added: Oct 31, 2019
- Length: 04:58
- Purchases: 4
Eminem is arguably among the best and most successful rappers in rock and roll, still on an incredible career trajectory that excites and provokes,...
- Added: Oct 31, 2019
- Length: 04:58
- Purchases: 3
What do Def Leppard, Prince, The Everly Brothers, and Taylor Smith have in common? Would it surprise you to know that these singers either re-recor...
- Added: Oct 31, 2019
- Length: 04:58
- Purchases: 3
It is said that the only sure things are death and taxes. Our Class today is what can happen even to the most litigious and successful entertainers...
- Added: Oct 31, 2019
- Length: 04:58
- Purchases: 3
