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February 1, 2024  

Dae Bogan To Participate In US Copyright Office’s Webinar ‘Hip-Hop Beyond 50: Protecting And Promoting Culture’

Copyright Office Hosts Event in Celebration of Black History Month, “Hip-Hop Beyond 50: Protecting and Promoting Culture”

On February 21, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. eastern time, the U.S. Copyright Office is hosting the online event “Hip-Hop Beyond 50: Protecting and Promoting Culture” in recognition of Black History Month. Hip-hop, a uniquely American art form rooted in African American culture, marked its official fiftieth anniversary in 2023. The musical genre has been popularized all over the world, encompassing MCing, DJing, breakdancing, graffiti art, beatboxing, and more.

In this sixty-minute session, attendees will learn from the Copyright Office, industry experts, and practitioners about how hip-hop has influenced creators worldwide and about the Office resources available on sampling, interpolations, and beat stores.

Guest speakers include:

  • Dae Bogan, Head of Third-Party Partnerships at The Mechanical Licensing Collective
  • Jamila Sams, Founder and CEO of We Do it for the Culture™ and Go to Ms. Sams
  • Bruce Waynne, Grammy Award–winning music producer, publisher, and label executive; President of Vyre
  • Junious Brickhouse, Director of Next Level, Hip Hop Diplomacy Program

The Copyright Office aims to broaden public awareness of what the copyright system encompasses and how to participate. A cornerstone of our current strategic plan is Copyright for All, and the Office dedicates itself to making the copyright system as understandable and accessible to as many members of the public as possible.

Register at https://www.copyright.gov/events/black-history-month-hip-hop-2024/?loclr=eanco

December 11, 2019  

Photos: Unclaimed Royalties Study Kickoff Symposium at The Library of Congress

Last week, I joined dozens of music industry experts to discuss important topics related to the operations of the forthcoming Mechanical Licensing Collective at the U.S. Copyright Office’s Unclaimed Royalties Study Kickoff Symposium at The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

December 5, 2019  

Off To Washington D.C. For Unclaimed Royalties Study Symposium

I’m looking forward to joining music industry colleagues in Washington, D.C. tomorrow to discuss issues related to the implementation of the Music Modernization Act at the Library of Congress.

November 15, 2019  

Dae Bogan To Join Other Music Industry Experts At US Copyright Office Symposium On Unclaimed Royalties Study in Washington, D.C.

I am honored to announce that on December 6th, three weeks from today, I will be representing the US independent music creators community at a symposium in Washington, D.C. at the The Library of Congress.

A few weeks ago, I was invited by the newly appointed Copyright Royalty Judge, Steve Ruwe, to speak at the Copyright Office’s symposium on unclaimed royalties at The Library of Congress. As a CRJ, Mr. Ruwe is among just three judges who are responsible for setting the royalty rates that all songwriters in the world are paid for the use of their songs in the United States.

Last year, my 2016/2017 research titled “The State of Unclaimed Royalties and Music Licenses in the United States,” — research that led me to founding the world’s first search engine of unclaimed music royalties and licenses and a gateway to initiate claims, RoyaltyClaim (acquired by HAAWK Inc.) — was referenced, and I was personally consulted, by the United States Congressional Budget Office during its analysis of the economic impact of the then-current bill, Music Modernization Act. That bill became law in October 2018 and is now known as the Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act 2018 (MMA or Music Modernization Act for short).

I have been fighting to ensure that independent and unsigned self-published songwriters are recognized, empowered, and represented in the US music industry for over a decade now. My first break-through was conceptualizing and co-founding TuneRegistry, which enables self-published songwriters to administer their catalog and unlock performance and mechanical royalties while keeping 100% of their copyrights and 100% of their royalties. TuneRegistry has helped thousands of self-published lyricists, composers, producers, and singer-songwriters protect their copyrights and unlock hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars in unpaid and current royalties as well as enter into direct licensing deals with digital music services and social media platforms.

I look forward to discussing how the Copyright Office will develop outreach and messaging strategies to reach and engage self-published music creators and I hope to ensure that these creators continue to have a voice in the room, if not a SEAT AT THE TABLE.

US Copyright Office Announcement: https://www.copyright.gov/newsnet/2019/784.html