Publishing News (6/15/12)

Bluewater Music has moved office location from Music Row to 705 2nd Ave. S., in downtown Nashville. The new building will better serve the company’s growing needs. Bluewater’s mailing address remains the same P.O. Box 120904, Nashville, TN 37212.

The company is focused on publishing rights administration and royalty collection for both U.S. & international spectrums while continuing to build creative networks through its artist management services as well as pitching and placing music with record labels, TV, film, advertising, video games, and other creative products.

Recently, the company signed front-woman and bass player of Nashville based rock band Kink Ador, Sharon Koltick, to an exclusive worldwide management and publishing deal.

A small office space will be available for rent at the new location. Contact Benom for details, benom@bluewatermusic.com.

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Pictured from left to right are: Gilles Godard-Chief Creative Officer, ole; Kele Currier- Secretary, Copyright Society of The South; Melissa Bailey- Assistant, Administration, ole; Michael McCarty-President, ole; John Barker, President, Copyright Society of The South. Photo: Julie Moe

The Copyright Society of the South held a meeting June 7 discussing corporate music piracy at BMI with guest speaker and ole President, Michael McCarty.

Founded in 1953, the Society works to advance the study and understanding of copyright law and related rights, the scope of rights in literature, music, art, theater, motion picture, television, computer software, architecture, and other works of authorship, and their distribution via both traditional and new media. Comprised of business people, lawyers in private practice and in-house, law professors and law students who share a common interest in copyright and related intellectual property rights

The Society provides opportunities for interaction with the copyright law community through national events including The Brace Lecture, Annual Meeting, and Mid-Winter Meeting. The society’s next guest speaker will be hosted in September of this year.