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Here is a crafted from that premise, designed for a publication like Billboard Pro , Music Business Worldwide , or Forbes . The Profession of Publishing Music: Why Your Tune is a Trademark and Your Hook is a Contract By Dan Galen Hodges, Jr. (d.b.a.) & Eric M. Griffin, J.D. Together, we argue that Here is a crafted
Dan Galen Hodges, Jr. (d.b.a.) will tell you to incorporate yesterday. Eric M. Griffin (J.D.) will tell you to read the fine print three times. Griffin, J
Based on the unique byline you provided— Dan Galen Hodges, Jr., d.b.a. and Eric M. Griffin, J.D. —the phrase “The Profession of Publishing Music” reads as the title of a definitive, hybrid guide. It bridges the gap between (Hodges, operating as a business) and legal/business affairs (Griffin, an attorney). Eric M
We are two professionals who sit on opposite sides of the same desk. One of us (Dan) operates as a "doing business as"—a sole proprietor who knows that a melody isn't art until it clears a sample. The other (Eric) holds a Juris Doctor—a legal tactician who knows that a contract isn't dry text; it’s the only thing standing between a songwriter and their grocery money.
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