The Law of Rock and Roll

Series produced by Michael Olivas

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Michael Olivas -- the rock n roll law professor -- comments on legal issues involving entertainment, musicians and fans.

Michael Olivas -- the rock n roll law professor -- comments on legal issues involving entertainment, musicians and fans.


116 Pieces

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Class 41: Ticket Scalping and the Laws
From: Michael Olivas
Series: The Law of Rock and Roll
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For anyone who loves attending concerts, theatrical shows, and other forms of live entertainment, these are the best and the worst of all times. No...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
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Class 42: Who's in the Band?
From: Michael Olivas
Series: The Law of Rock and Roll
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Given how hard it is to become known, all bands zealously guard their names, using a variety of legal means to secure their trademarks and other fo...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
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Class 43: Rock and Electioneering (Cont.)
From: Michael Olivas
Series: The Law of Rock and Roll
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Legal challenges to politicians using music have a long tradition, even though it is not always possible to prevent someone you do not like playing...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
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Class 44: The Art and Science of Algorithms
From: Michael Olivas
Series: The Law of Rock and Roll
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Much of music is automated and huge amounts of data are available for a variety of purposes. The growing musicology, marketing, and data analytics ...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2017
  • Length: 05:00
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Class 45: Law and Business of Bowie
From: Michael Olivas
Series: The Law of Rock and Roll
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There are many sad and complicated business dealings that have drained the time, money, and energy from entertainers. These stories are legion and ...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 04:59
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Class 46: The Law and RockDocs
From: Michael Olivas
Series: The Law of Rock and Roll
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My lifelong love affair with rock music is periodically nourished by the many documentaries that have appeared—not just old performances such as wa...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
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Class 47: Hate Music and Tiki Torches
From: Michael Olivas
Series: The Law of Rock and Roll
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It came as a surprise to no one that emboldened neo-Nazis and white supremacists groups use social media websites to gather their forces and plot t...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 04:59
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Class 48: TM, Musical Trademarks
From: Michael Olivas
Series: The Law of Rock and Roll
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Trademarking, trade dress, and the various copyright provisions give legal protection to individuals and corporations or business entities in their...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
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Class 49: All in the Family
From: Michael Olivas
Series: The Law of Rock and Roll
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Today’s Class combines entertainment law and family law, and their intersections, particularly when various family members sue each other.

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Class 50: Canceling Concerts
From: Michael Olivas
Series: The Law of Rock and Roll
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With the daunting logistics, naturally-occurring voice strains, weather conditions, security threats, and international immigration and travel diff...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
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Class 51: Taylor Swift, In and Out of Court
From: Michael Olivas
Series: The Law of Rock and Roll
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Taylor Swift, still in her twenties, has lived more than 9 lives in her career, both producing wildly-popular music and videos, but also consuming ...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 04:59
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Class 52: Law and Musical Auctions
From: Michael Olivas
Series: The Law of Rock and Roll
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I had an email file about auctioning off of various rock and roll memorabilia. After a bit of research, I discovered this little niche had many int...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
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Class 53: Immigration and the Travel Ban
From: Michael Olivas
Series: The Law of Rock and Roll
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I teach both entertainment law and immigration, so the intersection between these two worlds is always of interest to me, and in the shrinking worl...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
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Class 54: Terrorism and Concerts
From: Michael Olivas
Series: The Law of Rock and Roll
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Given the growing number of terrorist activities in the US and throughout the world, it would have been astounding and itself newsworthy if perform...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
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Class 55: Better Late Than Never, Releasing Old Songs, Vol. 1
From: Michael Olivas
Series: The Law of Rock and Roll
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I review the various legal issues that arise when enormously-productive artists and authors make and record music or write material that never sees...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
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Class 56: Album Cover Art and the Law
From: Michael Olivas
Series: The Law of Rock and Roll
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Back in the day, album cover art was the subject of many youthful conversations. In the 144 square inches of olden days, bands could fully display ...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3

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