A recording artist’s best weapon is their intellectual property rights. Many assume this pertains solely to copyrights but in actuality it refers: copyrights, right of publicity and trademarks. Trademarks are lethal in negotiations and in today’s market of 360 deals using your trademark as leverage is essential. You MUST own a registered trademark, and if you do, you can own the label as opposed to a label owning you.
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