FortheRechord.com is a blog focused on the intersection of issues that affects the music industry and the law. We provide engaging and informative commentary for both legal practitioners and music aficionados alike.

FortheRechord is created and run by students from New York Law School’s Institute for Information Law and Policy and provides a forum for discussion on current events, recent legal decisions, and trends in the music business. We report on music in the key of law.

Home is where you will find our recent blog posts. We invite you to share your thoughts in our comment section found after each post.

The Playlist section on our homepage features the top five most interesting music links of the week: videos, new releases, news, etc.

Articles and Notes is where you’ll find featured academic articles. If you have an article that you would like for us to share on our site, please don’t hesitate to contact us at infolaw@nyls.edu. Please put ForTheRechord in the subject line.

Our Events page is where we post upcoming music and law-related events such as concerts, conferences, and CLE.

If you are interested in contributing to our blog or have an upcoming music event that you would like for us to post, please don’t hesitate to contact us at infolaw@nyls.edu.

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Glenn Berry is a J.D. student at New York Law School with an M.A. in African-American Studies from the University of Wisconsin. His thesis, “House Music’s Development and the East-Coast Underground Scene,” is available in the Columbia College Center for Black Music Research and has received notation in published works by Craig Werner and Kai Fikentescher.  He has produced music for Om Records, Mephisto Records and !K7 Records and for ten years managed the New York office for the Japanese retail chain Cisco Records, while coordinating releases for Life Line Records.

Lisa Brandquist is currently a 2L at New York Law School. Music has always been a passion of hers and she is a trained and practicing musician to this very day. Lisa is a member of two performance ensembles – tenor sax in the In Performance Jazz Ensemble and flute in the Kings County American Legion Band. Lisa graduated summa cum laude from CUNY Brooklyn College with a B.A. in Political Science and two minors, philosophy and music. Her current studies focus primarily on Intellectual Property and she is the Chief Operating Officer of Music in NYLS’ Media, Entertainment, Fashion Law Association (“MEFLA”). As a musician herself, Lisa is interested in advocating for artists’ rights and obtaining a position as an entertainment attorney.

Alesha Brown is currently a 3L at New York Law School. Alesha is in love with music and the law, and accordingly is pursuing a career in music/entertainment law. Alesha graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of South Carolina with a degree in political science and business. Alesha has an extensive history in working with artists and DJs to promote and host various entertainment events. As a student member of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association’s IP Committee, she is continuously working to pursue her dream of working in the legal department of a record label.

Nyasha S. Foy is a 3L at New York Law School and a Student Research Fellow with NYLS’ Institute for Information Law and Policy. Her interest in music began with music lessons in kindergarten and today, she runs her own music publishing company, yofoy music publishing. Nyasha holds a B.A. in Music (Honors) and French from Wesleyan University. She is interested in pursuing a career in intellectual property, entertainment, and media law. Last spring, Nyasha competed in the International Trademark Association’s Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition.

Richard Geller is currently a JD student at New York Law School with an expected graduation of 2012.  Prior to law school, Richard obtained a Bachelors Degree from The Weissman School of Arts at Baruch College in Gramercy, Manhattan.  His undergraduate courses were also focused in Mathematics and Law.  Currently, Richard’s law school coursework is primarily dedicated to Intellectual Property, Music, Entertainment and Internet Law.  He is also a member of the New York Law School Moot Court Assocation, where he is currently training for the Annual Herbert Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition. After law school, Richard aspires to work in a practice that intermingles his love for Litigation, Intellectual Property and Music Law.

Joseph Gregory is a 3L at New York Law School and dedicates his studies to intellectual property and all aspects of media law. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Joseph interns at Warner Music Group and is a member of the New York Law School Law Review. He aspires to develop a career in entertainment law as a transactional attorney. The views expressed in Joseph’s blog posts and articles are solely his own and do not necessarily represent those of Warner Music Group or New York Law School.

Dmitry Lapin is currently a J.D. student at New York Law School with an expected graduation of 2012. Dmitry is currently an Associate of the Institute for Information Law and Policy and the Center for International Law. He received a Bachelors Degree in the Management of Musical Enterprises from Baruch College. During college, he interned at several law firms, a record company, and a synch-rights licensing company. After law school, Dmitry would like to specialize in Copyright and Trademark law with the goal of one day starting his own Intellectual Property firm.

Anibal Luque is in his third year at New York Law School. He is currently an Associate of the Institute for Information Law and Policy and a member of the New York Law School Moot Court Association. Anibal is also the Editor of the De Novo Student Newspaper and interns at The Windish Agency. His coursework is primarily focused on intellectual property and taxation.

Lauren Majchrowski is currently a second-year J.D. student at New York Law School. Living by the maxim, “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life,” Lauren has decided to build upon her passion for music and the entertainment industry by pursuing a career in entertainment law. Lauren graduated from New York University with a B.A. in English, and minors in both Psychology and Law and Society. She is currently interning at EMI/Capitol Records and is a member of the New York Law School Law Review. After graduation, Lauren aspires to become a transactional entertainment attorney, and to continually learn about and explore the opportunities presented by the intersection of Entertainment Law and the digitization of the music industry.