Mo, that was the case at my label. But contracts were also fascinating in terms of what could be exploited, what rights artists were allowed to retain, etc. The woman in the office next to mine who cleared samples and listened for them was a paralegal, actually.

Also, see my late-breaking news edit at the end of the post!

Tam, you need to get out more!

Also, Starbucks baristas don’t understand my Friends jokes anymore.

Sigh.

Actually, according to my official source for legal research (Wikipedia), most of the samples on PB were cleared, they just got them at bargain-basement prices because it was pre-Biz decision.

I thought I wanted to do entertainment law as well, until I learned that actual “entertainment lawyers” are more deal-negotiators than law-practicers. For the really legal stuff they get specialty lawyers, like intellectual property. IP was really fun.

Instead, I’ve decided I want to be a DJ like Danger Mouse or Girl Talk, mashing things up whenever possible. I’m still young and hip, right? (ahem, please ignore my comment about Beth’s age, above)

I’m surprised to hear that about Paul’s Boutique because, even though it was before the Biz Markie case when everyone became careful, you’d think there would have been more lawsuits relating to it if the samples hadn’t been cleared.