Music Publishing Contracts Understanding Music Publishing Contracts in 2025 As the music industry evolves, so do music publishing contracts. This updated 2025 guide expands on classic agreements like Single Song and Co-Publishing Contracts with new additions covering AI licensing, NFTs, and streaming-era royalty models. Whether you’re an artist, writer, or producer, understanding today’s contract landscape … Read more
Trademark Squatting: How Creators Can Protect Their Brand Internationally You spend years building your name, your voice, your visual identity, your brand. Then one day, you try to file a trademark internationally… and it’s already taken. Welcome to trademark squatting, the growing problem where opportunists register a mark before you can, often in foreign jurisdictions, … Read more
AI Impact on White-Collar Jobs The Real AI Impact on White-Collar Jobs The AI impact on white-collar jobs is no longer speculative, it’s already reshaping how professionals work. From legal research and copywriting to financial modeling and data analysis, artificial intelligence is changing the rules. For creatives, strategists, and entrepreneurs, understanding this shift is critical … Read more
The Creative Shield… and it’s Echo Copyright Originality in the Age of AI The question of copyright originality in the age of AI is no longer hypothetical. You spend months working on a project that’s taken decades to arrive at; drafting, editing, shaping ideas. You put your name on it, and you design the cover. … Read more
Lady Gaga Trademark Lawsuit: What Artists Can Learn from the Mayhem Logo Dispute When does a logo become a lawsuit? For Lady Gaga, the answer may be now. In March 2025, Gaga and her creative team were hit with a $100 million trademark infringement lawsuit by California-based surf brand Lost International, who claim that the … Read more
AI-generated voice & IP | Melania Trump Memoir Sparks Debate Last week, headlines rolled out a strange truth: Melania Trump’s new memoir is narrated by AI. Yes, AI-generated voice technology has reached the White House. Her voice, digitized and fed through an algorithm, reads the audiobook version of “Melania Trump: The Art of Her Story.” … Read more
Bungie Artist Copyright Infringement: What Indie Creators Must Learn from the Marathon Art Scandal When indie artist Fern “Antireal” Hook discovered that Bungie, the studio behind Halo and Destiny, had used elements of her 2017 artwork in promotional visuals for the upcoming game Marathon, she did what many artists must: speak up. Her original sci-fi … Read more
Beastie Boys Copyright Lawsuit: Artists’ IP Rights Don’t End After Death In a win for artistic control, the Beastie Boys and Universal Music Group have settled their lawsuit with Chili’s parent company, Brinker International, over the unlicensed use of their iconic 1994 track “Sabotage” in a 2022 ad campaign. The commercial mimicked the song’s original … Read more
Take it Down Act for Creatives | A Win for Artists On May 19, the Take It Down Act for creatives officially became law, marking a major step forward in the fight against digital exploitation. While the headlines focused on revenge porn and deepfake crackdowns, this legislation quietly delivers something long overdue: real federal protection … Read more
AI Voice Cloning: Protecting Your Sound What happens when your voice can be replicated and sold, without your permission? Welcome to the world of AI voice cloning. Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to clone a human voice. From music hooks to podcast narration, AI-generated voices are reshaping the creative and commercial landscape. … Read more