Navigating Music Licensing and Copyright in the Creative Industry

About this episode

Rob Murray discusses music licensing, copyright challenges, and the evolution of the music industry.

https://www.mewshop.com/ Contact: info@mewshop.com for information and inquiries on classes and events. In episode 36 of "Talking MEWShop," we are joined by Rob Murray, the Director of Business Development at Slipstream Music. Rob discusses how innovation and evolution drive the industry forward, requiring continuous adaptation to AI and copyright challenges. Rob also talks about the history of Jingle Punks and its acquisition by Slipstream Music, alongside the importance of copyright education and music rights management. He touches on the process of music licensing and clarifies copyright claims. You can find out more about Slipstream Music here: https://slipstreammusic.com Manhattan Edit Workshop is a New York Film Editing School offering a full range of basic to advanced training courses, from the Avid, Autodesk, Assimilate, Blackmagic and Apple products to the complete suite of Adobe applications. Manhattan Edit Workshop's mission is to provide the highest quality education for filmmakers and editors. Focusing on both the art and technology inherent to our craft. We foster a "learn by doing" approach in an atmosphere where mistakes are encouraged as part of the process and…

People in this episode

Guest: Rob Murray

Topics covered

• music licensing
• copyright
• creative industry
• AI challenges
• music rights management

Keywords

• innovation
• Jingle Punks
• Slipstream Music
• copyright education
• music rights management
• licensing process
• copyright claims

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Avid, Autodesk, Assimilate, Blackmagic, Slipstream Music

Books & works: Navigating Music Licensing and Copyright, Talking MEWShop

Places: New York

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