How much did Clive Palmer spend on the campaign? And what did expert witness Karina Masters have to say about the impact of a potential "negative association" between Clive and the song? We also get our first glimpse of some key element's of Clive's defence. Please contact us if you need help
Ep 25 - The third in our mini-series analysing Palmer vs Universal. Covering my bold predictions for the outcome of the court case, and the “Golden Rule” of sound-alikes. Please contact us if you need help with music searches or licensing songs for advertising campaigns, or just want to chat about music
Introduction to Australia’s Donald Trump – Clive Palmer. The scary litigant who features in the Twisted Sister court case. I thought I should explain why I need to be cautious and not criticise Clive. Yet. Part 2 of my Cracker Copyright Court Cast Commentary. Please contact us if you need help with
I finally found a meaty court case where a music company is suing a brand for infringing copyright. This one is a cracker - a global multinational on one side, and the Australian billionaire politician on the other. Happening right now in Sydney. I'll be an "expert commentator". Should be fun. Maybe
Initially, we found and contracted Harts to re-record the theme song for the T20 Cricket World Cups. Then they asked him to perform the song at the Opening Ceremony for a global audience. Check it out. Please contact us if you need help with music searches or licensing songs for advertising campaigns,
Are "artist searches" the same as "music searches"? Mostly yes, but a little different. In this episode we discuss our successful search for an artist to re-record the theme song for the T20 Cricket Womens & Mens World Cups, and also to be the star of the tournament's Opening Ceremony. Harts! Please
This is the second in our four-part mini-series focusing on a particular sync licence case study – the use of “Get Up And Dance” for the T20 World Cup ticket-selling campaign. The focus this time is on the challenges we faced in licensing the song and getting permission to re-record it with
In this episode, Bruce discusses the magical microsecond when a song pops into the head of a creative working on an advertising campaign. In this case, the head belongs to Sean Cummins, ECD of Cummins & Partner in Melbourne, and the campaign is for the T20 Cricket World Cup. (It doesn’t always
And now for something completely different. In between finding songs and clearing copyrights we managed to find time to take on a puppy. Not sure yet if that was a good idea. Please contact us if you need help with music searches or licensing songs for advertising campaigns, or just want to
Gloria Jeans – do you need a music licence to post User Generated Content (UGC) as part of a competition? Bruce and Clare discuss the ins and outs of a question that seems simple but can be fraught with difficulty. Please contact us if you need help with music searches or licensing
