Jonathan D. Reichman

While lyrics Web sites have been around practically forever, the popularity and potential for making advertising money has gotten the attention of publishers and stakeholders saying t...

The Copy Cat returns! A new so-called "Copyright Alert System" that went into effect this week is keeping close tabs on what you download – and aims to crack down on copyright violators. Kind of. We speak with our copyright expert, attorney Jonathan Reichman, about the new system and its legal implications. 

We knew that we had a job for the "Copy Cat" -- our go-to copyright expert Jonathan Reichman -- when we saw the title of Bob Dylan's latest release. The 50th Anniversary Collection: T...

Consumers are enjoying their rapidly expanding collections of digital music and books. But what happens to our iTunes and Kindle libraries when we die? We talk with reporter Quentin Fottrell of SmartMoney.com and our resident copyright expert, Jonathan Reichman, a.k.a. The Copy Cat.

A popular hip hop music site called Dajaz1 was recently returned to its owner after being seized by the federal government in November 2010. Despite RIAA assertions that the site had committed copyright infringement, the government handed the site back without any civil or criminal charges - and without much explanation. We turn to the "Copy Cat" - aka intellectual property attorney Jonathan Reichman - for answers.

Last week during our series on Supercollectors, we discussed digital music collections. Today, we follow up on a question that arose: is it legal to keep ripped music files after you've gotten rid of the CDs that they came from? Our go-to copyright expert, Jonathan Reichman - otherwise known as the "Copy Cat" - joins us to explain the legality of "space shifting" and how it works. 

Earlier this week, the European Union made a dramatic - and controversial - change to their copyright law. The so-called “Beatles Extension" has record labels and aging pop stars cheering. But, some have their doubts. To explain what the change means for artists - and their fans - we're joined by intellectual property lawyer Jonathan D. Reichman.

Although he's none too happy about it, Prince's "Kiss" is fair game for other musicians to cover. But why don't musicians have to seek permission to cover other artists' work? We get a primer on compulsory licensing and why it was created with intellectual property lawyer Jonathan D. Reichman.

Musicians are using websites like Kickstarter and RocketHub to raise money for recording sessions, road trips and more. But what happens if an artist pockets their fundraised dough—and then fails to complete their stated project? Crowd-sourcing expert Daren Brabham of UNC Chapel Hill, Chicago Tribune reporter Christopher Borrelli and intellectual property attorney Jonathan Reichman join us to discuss this and other possible legal shortcomings of crowd-funding.

Politicians have been using popular music as election anthem songs for decades. A campaign song must be inspiring, memorable, a statement of purpose. But very often, politicians get this way wrong. And more often than that – they don’t ask permission. Washington Post contributor Allison Stewart joins us to talk about campaign theme songs past and present. And: intellectual property lawyer Jonathan D. Reichman joins us to explain the legal issues behind election anthems.

Of the 1.4 million artist names tracked by a music industry database, 18 bands are named “Bliss.” Fifteen bands christened themselves “Mirage.” And two bands in Brooklyn share the moniker “Discovery.” Today: a look at how the digital revolution has made naming a band more difficult. We’re joined by John Jurgensen of the Wall Street Journal and Jonathan D. Reichman of the law firm Kenyon & Kenyon LLP. This is a repeat edition of Soundcheck.

Of the 1.4 million artist names tracked by a music industry database, 18 bands are named “Bliss.” Fifteen bands christened themselves “Mirage.” And two bands in Brooklyn share the moniker “Discovery.” Today: a look at how the digital revolution has made naming a band more difficult. We’re joined by John ...