NASHVILLE – Understanding the benefits of legal representation in the entertainment industry is the focus of the latest installment of CMA Industry InSite, an online educational series, which is posted today on CMA’s member Web site, My.CMAworld.com.

The series is part of CMA’s ongoing strategic mission of being a resource for the Country Music industry. The Association launched the monthly online educational series in April with an episode on Publishing, followed in June by a segment on Artist Management. The series is an exclusive benefit for members of CMA.

The fourth episode on Entertainment Law is available now and features interviews with Duff Berschback, VP, Business Affairs, Sony/ATV Publishing; Rusty Jones, Attorney, Harris, Martin, Jones, Shrum, Bradford & Wommack P.A.; and Tyler Middleton of Baker & Kelley, PLLC.

Future episodes include topics from Social Networking to Country Radio and Touring. Episodes are posted on the third Monday of the month. With each new episode, CMA members are able to submit questions to the panel of experts. Each segment, which is roughly 10 minutes long, is archived for easy access at any time.

“The legal issues aren’t necessarily new,” said Berschback while discussing the impact of digital downloading and social networks, “it’s just new circumstances that test and stretch the old legal issues.”

The series is designed to provide information about each segment of the Music industry in a clear, informative, and entertaining way. The series was developed by CMA’s Artist Relations Committee, led by chairman Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn vice chairman Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts, to lay a foundation for how the various business interests within the industry function.   

 The series is produced by digital marketing firm Hi-Fi Fusion, whose music industry experience and video production expertise made them an ideal fit for this project.

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