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July Fourth is a day to reflect on those who risked and sacrificed everything for freedom. It’s also a time for us to reflect about how we can all work together to keep the ideals of freedom alive for all people and for future generations. Wishing our clients and friends a happy and safe July Fourth!

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PA House Bill 561 is a tremendously dangerous piece of legislation that has passed the PA House 115-12. This Bill - if passed in its current form - will prohibit liquor licensees (hotels, bars, restaurants) from paying young musicians who are performing there. For more analysis, go to http://tuklaw.com/news You can make your voice heard in Harrisburg before the PA Senate votes. CALL TO ACTION: 1. Find your Senator: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/ 2. Call your Senator and use this form as a basis to explain why this Bill is a terrible idea: Dear Senator __________, I am a constituent in your district and this letter is to bring your attention to PA House Bill 561, which passed the PA House recently by a vote of 115-12. I’ll explain why this bill is troubling for working musicians across the Commonwealth. As a professional musician myself, I can attest to the economic realities of getting paying gigs. The economics of the local music business aren’t pretty.  The money that is offered most local musicians for your average gig at a bar or hotel would shock people if they knew. Most professional musicians in Pennsylvania and elsewhere financially depend on their ability to obtain paying work at hotels, bars, restaurants, all of whom are liquor licensees. With all of these pressures in mind, seemingly out of left field, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a Bill recently that will make the economic life of the professional musician much, much more difficult. WFMZ Channel 69 TV in the Lehigh Valley broadcast a story on this, which you can view here: http://www.wfmz.com/news/lehigh-valley/proposed-change-in-pa-liquor-laws-hitting-sour-note-with-some-musicians/1070666568 The Pittsburgh Current newspaper ran an editorial on this topic, which you can read here: https://www.pittsburghcurrent.com/pennsylvania-free-labor/ Let me state clearly that no one objects to minors performing as musicians in liquor licensee establishments but the law should not block payment to these performers for their labor. HB561 as written is bad policy for several reasons: 1. The performance fees that establishments are willing to pay professional musicians are going to decrease; 2. HB561 institutionalizes the fiction that young/beginning performers should perform (read: work) for free and give away their labor; 3. This is a boon for establishments that can now book minors for zero dollars rather than hire professionals; 4. This also impacts DJs who work clubs, because my reading of this Bill includes DJs also. What the community of professional musicians and DJs is asking is for you to strike the provision of the amendment which prohibits paying the performers.

Tuk's Rules, Ep.20 PA House Bill 561 Update; Professional Musicians & DJs Act Now

The Pennsylvania House passed HB561, which allows liquor licensees (hotels, bars, restaurants) to hire minors to perform as musicians, but the same bill expressly prohibits any payment to those performers for their services. This Bill passed the House by a vote to 185-12 with 5 absent. You can find the roll call of the vote right here. If this Bill becomes law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, there are serious implications for working musicians. Watch the video for more. Communicate to your PA Senator that this bill should be STOPPED!

Tuk's Rules, Ep.19 PA House Bill 561 Makes Life Harder for Professional Musicians

When musician Tom Petty passed away in 2017, he left behind a blended family. What is a blended family? Quite simply, a blended family is one consisting of a couple and their children from their previous and (possibly current) relationships. While many people make this arrangement work very well in life, things can get extremely contentious among the survivors when one parent passes away. This is especially true when there is a family business or other significant assets left behind to be administered on an ongoing basis. In the case of the late Mr. Petty, there are creative properties, copyrights, trademarks and unreleased recorded music to be administered. These assets, if deployed in an optimal way, can create a lot of value for the survivors via a trust agreement. Obviously, it takes a person or a team with both creative and business acumen to maximize the value of these assets. Considering that the copyrights Mr. Petty has/had will continue in force until the year 2087 (remember the duration of copyright lasts seventy (70) years from the death of the copyright holder), the administrator of the estate and/or trust should be someone well versed with Mr. Petty’s catalogue and fan base. For more analysis: http://www.tuklaw.com/news/2019/4/13/tom-petty-estate-fight-part-i-blended-family-issues

Tuk's Rules, Ep. 18 The Tom Petty Estate Battle, Part I: Blended Family Considerations

Today, the US Supreme Court handed down a 9-0 decision that affects virtually all people who have applied for a copyright with the US Copyright Office but have not yet received their registration certificate. In the case of Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall Street.com, LLC, the Justices make a very clear ruling about the rights of plaintiffs to sue under the Copyright Act. For more information and analysis: http://www.tuklaw.com/news

Tuk's Rules, Ep. 17 Copyright Law Update: SCOTUS Ruling Alert

Business owners, why is January such a GREAT time of the year? Watch this video and find out why. You can learn more at http://tuklaw.com Follow me on IG, Twitter and FB @TukLawOffices

Tuk's Rules, Ep 16 January!

There is a common misconception among creators about using the mail as a means of establishing copyright protection. In this episode of Tuk's Rules, we dive into that issue. Please like and share this video with a friend. You can follow Tuk Law on IG, Twitter and FB, or visit us on the web at http://mycopyrightattorney.com To purchase your copy of risk, create change: https://amzn.to/2Gi7Oen

Tuk's Rules, Ep.15: Copyright Law & the Mail

Creators & Entrepreneurs, let me ask you a question: Has any patron or customer or establishment asked you to provide your product or service for free? I am certain that many of you have been in that situation before. Want to know the proper way to handle this? Watch the video! You can follow Tuk Law on IG, Twitter, and Facebook. To get on our email list for new episodes, live events and other information, please text CREATOR to 66866 on

Tuk's Rules Ep.14: The Dangers of Working for Free

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