Are you a producer manager or self-managed artist producer? Do you work with artists who use samples?
Join us for a special webinar presentation with entertainment lawyer and technology specialist Mark Quail, to learn about best practices for clearing and incorporating samples into your tracks.
Whether it’s a matter of presenting your request in the best possible way to the copyright holder(s), or tracking down the proper clearance agents, sample clearances and agreements require experienced assistance. This session will provide insights regarding the necessary steps for artists and teams to properly navigate this process, followed by a Q+A.
Attendees are encouraged to submit questions in advance during registration.
TICKETS
Free for MMF Canada Members - please login to your MMF Member Portal and click the Member Discounts & Events tab.
$20 for non-members. Those experiencing financial barriers to attendance are invited to use the promo code MMFGuestLegal
SPEAKER: Mark Quail, Barrister and Solicitor
Aka, “The Techno Attorney”
Mark Quail is a leading music, technology and entertainment lawyer in Toronto, Canada.
Mark appears regularly as a panelist or moderator, at various music industry conferences including the Amsterdam Dance Event (The Netherlands), The International Music Summit Ibiza (Spain), the Winter Music Conference (Miami), The Alberta Electronic Music Conference (Calgary) and MUTEK (Montreal), and he has lectured academically on music business matters at The Harris Institute and Trebas Institute in Toronto and has served as television cultural commentator on CBC Newsworld and internet radio.
From 1990 to 1993 he was a litigator at Pacey, Deacon, Spears and Fedson in Toronto making regular court appearances on behalf of commercial and corporate clients all the while developing a clientele of recording artists. From 1993 to 1994 he was head of Business and Legal Affairs for EMI Music Publishing Canada. From 1994 to 1997, he returned to private practice at the entertainment law firm of Paul Sanderson & Associates. From 1997 to 1999 he was head of Business and Legal Affairs for TMP – The Music Publisher, which was the music division of Alliance Atlantis Communications, Canada’s largest film and television production company. From 1999 to 2001 he was President and head of A&R of Song Publishing Inc., then Canada’s largest independent music publisher. He was a co-owner and chief negotiator for Canada’s heavy music label Distort. Mark has a a wide realm of experience in the music business and this includes negotiating and drafting of all manner of music agreements such as recording contracts, music publishing contracts, film and TV composer contracts and management contracts in Canada, the US, Europe and Japan. Mark has advised musicians and music industry executives on career development both domestically and internationally, and has acted as a liaison in placing music with record companies, music publishers, film and television productions, video games and other multi-media devices.
WEBINAR ACCESS
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