Do Influencers need to pay for a sync licence when they use songs in their posts? Today I address an interesting question posed by one of our

The verdict is finally in! Universal won big and the judge crucified Clive. He might have saved over a million dollars if he had called us first.

Yes, we went to a real concert with performers and an audience! Featuring Australia's indie darling Julia Stone, who gave us a kick-arse show. Wonderful that it's

Are expert witnesses (musicologists) helpful if you go to court? Not if they cancel each other out. Plus final closing arguments from both sides. The case now

The man himself, Australian politician Clive Palmer, gives evidence in the copyright infringement case brought against him by Universal Music. Number 8 of 9 episodes in a

Can we work effectively from a campervan? Can we provide our usual music search and sync licensing services for advertising campaigns from the Australian Outback? Is it

From a Campervan! More commentary on the Universal vs Clive Palmer copyright court case, while we travel around Australia. Well OK, maybe just the state of NSW

Ep 28, Part 6 of the Palmer vs Universal court case. Dee Snider from Twisted Sister appears in court, as does Andrew Jenkins, the top dog from

Ep 27, Part 5 of our commentary on Palmer vs Universal - Day 2 of the court hearings. This time we look at a key plank in

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"

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”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A mini case study on how tiny differences in the lyrics in cover versions of songs can change the copyright. If you are doing a sync licence