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The Artist Rights Institute podcast covers current issues of artists’ rights in the music industry. Website: https://artistrightswatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artistrightswatch Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtistRights Terms of Use: https://artistrightswatchdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/arw-podcast-terms-of-use-v-1-i-1.pdf
Episodes
Friday May 02, 2025
Friday May 02, 2025
Music attorney Chris Castle presents the record release checklist. In part 2, he covers artwork, credits and legal lines. For the part 2 checklist, visit the ARI website https://www.artistrightsinstitute.org/financial-education/an-artists-guide-to-record-releases-part-2-1, and also listen to Episode 4 https://www.artistrightsinstitute.org/financial-education/a-artists-guide-to-record-releases-part-1
The information provided in this podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or a solicitation for legal services. The views and opinions expressed are those of the moderators and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or legal entity. If you need legal advice, please consult with a qualified attorney.
Copyright 2025, Artist Rights Institute. All Rights Reserved. Neither this podcast nor any transcript may be used for text or data mining or for the purpose of training artificial intelligence models or systems.
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Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Music attorney Chris Castle presents the record release checklist. In part 1, he covers sound recordings and songs, work for hire agreements, union issues, guest artists and step outs, courtesy credits, song split agreements and producers. For the checklist, visit the ARI website https://www.artistrightsinstitute.org/financial-education/a-artists-guide-to-record-releases-part-1
The information provided in this podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or a solicitation for legal services. The views and opinions expressed are those of the moderators and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or legal entity. If you need legal advice, please consult with a qualified attorney.
Copyright 2025, Artist Rights Institute. All Rights Reserved. Neither this podcast nor any transcript may be used for text or data mining or for the purpose of training artificial intelligence models or systems.
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Thursday Apr 10, 2025
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
AI Legislation, A View from Europe: Helienne Lindvall, President of the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) and ARI Director Chris Castle in conversation regarding current issues for creators regarding the EU AI Act and the UK Text and Data Mining legislation.
The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance: http://www.composeralliance.org
EU Artificial Intelligence Act: https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/implementation-documents/
Artist Rights Institute, Submission to UK Intellectual Property Office AI Consultation https://artistrightswatchdotcom.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ari-comment-in-ipo-consultation-v-f.pdf
Artist Rights Symposium, Washington DC, George York on International AI Legislation https://www.artistrightsinstitute.org/symposium-2024/overview-of-international-ai-legislation
Follow Helienne on X: http://www.twitter.com/helienne
and Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/helienne-lindvall/
Artist Rights Watch is a production of the Artist Rights Institute in Austin, Texas http://www.artistrightsinstitute.org
The information provided in this video is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or a solicitation for legal services. The views and opinions expressed are those of the moderators and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or legal entity. If you need legal advice, please consult with a qualified attorney.
Copyright 2025, Artist Rights Institute. All Rights Reserved. Neither this podcast nor any transcript may be used for text or data mining or for the purpose of training artificial intelligence models or systems.
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Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Artist Rights Institute Director Chris Castle and music attorney Kevin Casini discuss union organizing, collective bargaining and health care issues for songwriters.
The information provided in this podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or a solicitation for legal services. The views and opinions expressed are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or legal entity. If you need legal advice, please consult with a qualified attorney.
Copyright 2025, Artist Rights Institute. All Rights Reserved. This podcast or any transcript may not be used for text or data mining or for the purpose of training artificial intelligence models or systems.
Important resources:
Music Health Alliance https://www.musichealthalliance.com
Health Alliance for Austin Musician http://www.myhaam.org
See discussion of Canada's Mechanical License Agreement https://musictechpolicy.com/2012/01/1...
Controlled Compositions Part 1 https://musictechpolicy.com/2010/03/2... and Controlled Compositions and Frozen Mechanicals https://musictechpolicy.com/2020/10/1...
Podcast terms of use https://artistrightswatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/arw-podcast-terms-of-use-v-2-e-tx.pdf
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Attorney Tim Kappel won the landmark copyright termination case for his client Cyril Vetter who got a reversion of the worldwide copyright in his song Double Shot of My Baby's Love. He discusses the case with publisher Abby North and music lawyer and Artist Rights Institute director Chris Castle.
For court documents see https://musictechpolicy.com/2025/02/13/mtp-interview-attorney-tim-kappel-and-abby-north-discuss-vetter-v-resnick-case-with-chris-castle/
The information provided in this video is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or a solicitation for legal services. The views and opinions expressed are those of the moderators and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or legal entity. If you need legal advice, please consult with a qualified attorney.
Copyright 2025, Artist Rights Institute. All Rights Reserved. This video or any transcript may not be used for text or data mining or for the purpose of training artificial intelligence models or systems.
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
On the this episode of the Artist Rights Watch, Nik, David, and Chris sit down to talk about the recent developments with the CRB and mechanicals with lawyer and advocate, Kevin Casini. The Copyright Royalty Board who herein will more than likely be referred to as the CRB, ‘is a US system of three copyright reality judges who determines rates and terms for copyright statutory licenses and make determinations on distribution of statutory license royalties collected by the US Copyright Office.’ The US mechanical royalties are determined by the CRB and they meet every 5 years to determine the rate. Songwriter groups argued for a higher rate, and the CRB agreed. On March 29, 2022 the CRB agreed to unfreeze the $0.091 mechanical royalty rate which would commence a fight for a new rate in the 2023-2027 period. Over the past few years, there has been numerous criticisms about the constant rule for freezing the mechanical royalty rate. The royalty rate currently is $0.091 which was set back in 2006, and frankly, songwriters are making less money due to economic inflation.
Below are some links about Kevin Casini:
Selected Frozen Mechanicals Comments:
Helienne Lindvall, David Lowery, Blake Morgan
Abby North, Erin McAnally, Chelsea Crowell
NMPA, NSAI, Sony, Warner, Universal Comment with Copy of MOU4
Below are some links for further reading:
Copyright Royalty Board’s Rejection of NMPA, NSAI, Sony, Warner, Universal settlement
https://variety.com/2022/music/news/copyright-royalty-board-crb-rate-1235219872/
Below are our social links and terms of use:
Chris: http://www.christiancastle.com/chris-castle
David: https://twitter.com/davidclowery?s=20
https://www.instagram.com/davidclowery/
Nik: https://www.instagram.com/nikpatelmusic/
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Intro/Outro song: “All My Years” by Nik Patel
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
On the this episode of the Artist Rights Watch, Nik and David sit down to talk about the MLC with Entertainment Lawyer, Stephen Carlisle. The MLC administers blanket mechanical licenses to eligible streaming and download services in the United States. The MLC will then collect the royalties due under those licenses from the DSPs and pay songwriters, composers, lyricists, and music publishers. In the simplest terms, it acts like a performance rights organisation, but just administers mechanical licenses instead of public performance licenses. Streaming services are for the MLC because it possibly covers them from any potential lawsuits. If a songwriter doesn’t get paid, well, that songwriter didn’t sign up for the MLC which is why they didn’t get paid which means it’s their responsibility.. not the DSPs. Registering with the MLC has become a standard process for songwriters establishing their claim much like it is registering with a PRO.
Below are some links for further reading on Stephen Carlisle:
http://copyright.nova.edu/mechanical-licensing-collective/
Below are our social links and terms of use:
Chris: http://www.christiancastle.com/chris-castle
David: https://twitter.com/davidclowery?s=20
https://www.instagram.com/davidclowery/
Nik: https://www.instagram.com/nikpatelmusic/
Website: https://artistrightswatch.com
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtistRights?s=20
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Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
This episode was a conversation spurred from our talk with Abby North on songwriting agreements. Abby North primarily works in the music publishing space as a publishing admin and so this podcast is about her experience in admin. This episode goes a little deeper than our previous episode on songwriting/publisher agreements so you may want to check that episode out first.
Below are our social links and terms of use:
Chris: http://www.christiancastle.com/chris-castle
David: https://twitter.com/davidclowery?s=20
https://www.instagram.com/davidclowery/
Nik: https://www.instagram.com/nikpatelmusic/
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artistrightswatch
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtistRights?s=20
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Intro/Outro song: “All My Years” by Nik Patel
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
This week, Nik and David are going to continue the ARW publishing series with songwriting/publishing contracts. Whether you’re trying to write songs for major publishers or you’re just getting started, this episode will help you understand the content to look out for when being handed a songwriter contract. In a sense, songwriting contracts are the counterpart to record contracts. Record contracts tend to get more light shed upon them and are deals between the artist and the record label. Songwriting contracts are deals between songwriters and publishers. For songwriters, these deals may be advantageous as it alleviates most of the issues involving copyrights for a share in royalties. In addition, it allows the songwriter to focus on writing and not so much on the business end. There are typically 3 types of songwriter agreements. A single song agreement (TikTok deals are an example of this), an exclusive songwriter agreement (publisher owns 100% of the copyrights), and an exclusive co- publisher agreement (publisher and songwriter share copyrights). So what exactly are included songwriter agreements? What makes a good songwriter agreement? And what are the incentives for a publisher and a songwriter? That’s what this episode is all about!
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Chris: http://www.christiancastle.com/chris-castle
David: https://twitter.com/davidclowery?s=20
https://www.instagram.com/davidclowery/
Nik: https://www.instagram.com/nikpatelmusic/
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Intro/Outro song: “All My Years” by Nik Patel
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
On the this episode of the Artist Rights Watch, Nik and David sit down to talk about the basics of music publishing with the University of Georgia Music Business Director, David Barbe. This episode start the ARW publishing series where we’ll have a couple episodes directed to songwriters and publishers. Music publishing is all about the publishers and the writers of the underlying composition. When you hear a record, you’re listening to the sound recording which is the artist. The words that you hear are known as the composition which is the songwriter. There are many differences between a songwriter/publisher and an artist/record label. From the way you license works, the way works are treated, and the usage of works. In this episode we will dive into the basics of publishing so that you have a good overall understanding for our publishing series.
Below are some links about David Barbe:
https://www.terry.uga.edu/directory/people/david-barbe
https://news.uga.edu/the-show-must-go-on-2/
Below are our social links and terms of use:
Chris: http://www.christiancastle.com/chris-castle
David: https://twitter.com/davidclowery?s=20
https://www.instagram.com/davidclowery/
Nik: https://www.instagram.com/nikpatelmusic/
Website: https://artistrightswatch.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artistrightswatch
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtistRights?s=20
Terms of Use: https://artistrightswatchdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/arw-podcast-terms-of-use-v-1-i-1.pdf
Intro/Outro song: “All My Years” by Nik Patel