WMTS S01E02 - "I want my Lawyer!!" with Akinyemi Law

<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: The contents of this podcast episode and all other episodes are for information purposes only and do not constitute professional or legal advice.</strong></p> <p><strong>Please seek proper consultation for any legal issues</strong></p> <p><br> <br> On this episode, D.R is joined by one of the finest entertainment lawyers in Nigeria, Akinyemi Ayinoluwa.</p> <p>Akinyemi is a Partner and Co-founder at HighTower Solicitors and Advocates.</p> <p>His music law practice focuses on the representation of recording artists, songwriters, record producers, record labels, investors in music, and talent managers.</p> <p>In recent years, Akinyemi has built up a formidable roster of producer clients from Afrobeats: Masterkraft, BlaqJerzee, Northboi, Rexxie, Magicsticks, Jaypizzle, and many others.</p> <p>He discusses Intellectual property, trademarks, music copyright and a lot of other important music business fundamentals with D.R</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p> <p>01:37 - Intro</p> <p>04:47 - Akinyemi Law Songwriting Challenge Vol. 2</p> <p>08:15 - Why creatives need lawyers</p> <p>16:05 - Hightower Solicitors and Advocates, the law firm</p> <p>19:28 - Greysage consulting</p> <p>21:10 - Ownership and Intellectual property basics for music creatives</p> <p>31:08 - How producers/songwriters can get all their publishing revenue</p> <p>33:07 - Collection societies available for creatives to join</p> <p>34:00 - COSON and MCSN</p> <p>36:21 - Producers and Record deals</p> <p>38:00 - Trademarks/Trademarking for creatives, case studies and importance</p> <p>43:30 - Wizkid vs Wisekid</p> <p>45:20 - Kiss Daniel to Kizz Daniel name change - case study breakdown</p> <p>46:52 - Tiwa Savage &amp; Seyi Shay - Lova Lova Case</p> <p>51:20 - Original studio demo of Lova Lova</p> <p>56:38 - Phone call conversation between Tiwa Savage and Seyi Shay</p> <p>1:17:58 - The Nigerian Gospel Music Industry</p> <p>1:19:16 - Dunsin Oyekan Audiomack situation</p> <p>1:23:38 - Credits/The art of crediting in the mu