With controversy over Robin Thick's "Blurred Lines" infringing on Marvin Gaye's "Got To Give It Up", the time was right for a copyright discussion panel to happen. Here it the first on of many. Enjoy!
Panelists include Rhonda Bedikian (publisher), Bobby Eli (Grammy award winning musician, arranger, composer, & producer – wrote ‘Love Won’t Let Me Wait’), LaRena Major (Rock Historian), Gloria Esaw (Event Production), Hal Henkel (renowned guitarist who has performed and recorded with Tupak Shakur, Snoop, The Neville Brothers, Carlos Santana), Herb Smith (renowned guitarist, songwriter, who played with Patti LaBelle for 20 years), Ron Smith (renowned guitarist with Frankie Beverly & Maze), Darryl Williams (WDKK Radio Station Owner, Radio Host, Pastor, son of WDAS Urban Radio Pioneer Kae Williams Sr. & brother of Breakwater musician Kae Williams Jr.), Morgan Taylor (Partner / Co-Creative Director at Drink Up the Music, Inc., Artist Mgmt), and of course moi, Elisa O’Keefe-Smith (Artist, Radio Host, Singer, Songwriter, MBA, Doctoral Candidate)