Prominent entertainment attorneys Barry Neil Shrum & Dennis Disney explore their world of closing deals from Nashville's Famed Music Row, in the heart of Music City. We are the dealmakers, from composing to closing.
Who Pays the Players? The Musicians’ Union Sues UMG & Warner Over the AI Deals — and the Labels Move to Dismiss
Send us Fan Mail The labels sued Suno and Udio for stealing from artists — then settled, licensed their catalogs to those same AI companies, and (says the union) kept the money. Barry Neil Shrum and Dennis Disney break down the American Federation of Musicians’ federal lawsuit against Warner and Universal: the 1940s-vintage “new use” rule in the Sound Recording Labor Agreement, why licensing masters into an AI training set may trigger it, and why the session players who built the Nashville So...
6 Aug 2026
Same AI, Opposite Verdicts: The Transatlantic Copyright Split | Music Row Dealmakers
Send us Fan Mail The AI copyright war isn't just an American story. In this Music Row Dealmakers special Gavel Drop episode, entertainment attorney Barry Neil Shrum breaks down two landmark November 2025 European rulings that went in opposite directions — and what they signal for the music you make. We cover: • Munich's GEMA v. OpenAI — the first major European ruling holding an AI developer liable for memorizing and reproducing song lyrics • London's Getty v. Stability AI — an AI...
15 Jul 2026
Two Pennies for a Century - New Proposed Mechanical Royalties for Songwriters
Send us Fan Mail Dealmaker Barry Neil Shrum address songwriters regarding the US Copyright Royalty Board's recent publication of a proposed settlement that would establish mechanical royalty rates for physical music, permanent downloads, ringtones, and music bundles in the United States from 2028 through 2032. It leaves in place the existing rate structure through 2032, with annual adjustments in line with the CPI for inflation. The Board is now accepting comments and objections on the ...
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