Most bands start because the members enjoy playing music, being musicians, and enjoying time with their bandmates. However, at some point, bands attain a level of success and, at that point, the band members should begin to think of their band as a business. That is the time to incorporate your band and become serious […]
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At Cordero Law, we strongly advise our music industry clients to file for registration of trademarks related to their band, music compositions, and other artistic works. Trademark is another word for “brand.” Every band and musician has a unique and valuable brand — trademark — and creating, popularizing, and defending a brand usually involves great
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Thousands of copyright infringement lawsuits are filed every year related to allegations of copying music or lyrics. To win a music copyright infringement case, the person filing the case must prove some sort of actual copying. In legal terms, the plaintiff must show “substantial similarity” between the plaintiff’s alleged original and the alleged copy. One
