Kevin Otero
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- Program Director
- Role: Station Program Director
Recent Pieces from Kevin Otero
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Class 116: The Law and RockDocs, Vol. 4
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From: Michael Olivas
These times continue to prompt hundreds of rock documentaries and biopics every year, with increasing questions over privacy, authorization, defamation, and other legal ...
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Class 115: Rock Oddities, Vol. 2
(04:59)
From: Michael Olivas
This miscellany includes shorter legal stories; this Class covers issues of “orphan works” and archival and legal dimensions of specialized large musical research collections.
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Class 114: Hidden and Subliminal Messages in Rock Music
(04:59)
From: Michael Olivas
Several cases have arisen over musical lyrics, and the possible effect they can have on listeners. These include claims that songs urged suicide or other unfortunate results.
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Class 113: Letting Go - Band Membership and Governance, Vol. 1
(04:59)
From: Michael Olivas
How bands resolve personal and professional issues can lead to the dissolution of the group, and how they govern themselves over complex issues frequently leads to litigation.
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Class 112: Tom Petty and the (Heartbreaking) Heartbreakers
(04:59)
From: Michael Olivas
Tom Petty died unexpectedly, at the top of his career. He had begun to re-mix and re-issue his classic “Wildflower” LP, which, after his death, led to legal issues among his ...
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Class 111: How Much Are LPs Worth?
(05:00)
From: Michael Olivas
With vinyl albums no longer the main form of releasing music, the values of classic old and rare LPs have increased into the millions, especially when there is a special ...
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Class 110: Rock Cochinos - Suing Rockstars for Bad Acts
(04:59)
From: Michael Olivas
Many rock and roll entertainers have engaged in bad behavior while with the band or in their personal lives. These spill over into their professional relationships, and ...
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Class 109: Fake Bands and Hidden Bandmembers
(05:00)
From: Michael Olivas
A number of successful songs were performed by groups that were not actual bands, but “fake” groups, assembled for projects that grew bigger as the songs became popular.
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Class 108: Far Out: Coachella and Concert "Radius Clauses"
(04:59)
From: Michael Olivas
Most concerts have complex legal affairs, and Coachella has used “radius clauses” to limit its participants to time and distance factors, to ensure its own fresh image. ...
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