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Benjamin Gordon

Benjamin Gordon

Attorney at Sgro & Roger in Las Vegas focusing on intellectual property, entertainment, and copyright law; former New Media Rights Clinic fellow.

Sep 17, 2026

25:21
What are the things, if there is such a list, what are red flags you should look for from the beginning of your career that carries out through your career to make sure you don't have the misfortune of ending up like one of these folks who made untold millions of dollars that finds themselves now
25:40
broke? Very hard area, I think, for a lot of artists because I believe a lot of artists are of the mindset, I just want to make the art.
25:49
I just want to do the thing I love.
25:51
I don't want to be stuck worrying about all these little business decisions.
25:55
I want to have people around me that I can trust.
25:58
And I just want to focus on the thing that I think is most important.
26:01
While I empathize with that point of view from the artist, these are, you know, your works, these are the things you've worked hard on.
27:38
What of AI in the music industry now? What are the pros and cons of the onset of AI as a music content creator? Is AI stealing ideas from artists? Is AI coming up with its own original stuff? How's it working?
24:50
What are the things, if there are, is such a list, what are red flags you should look for from the beginning of your career that carries out through your career to make sure you don't have the misfortune of ending up like one of these folks who made untold millions of dollars that finds themselves now broke?
25:11
It's a very hard area, I think, for a lot of artists because I believe a lot of artists are of the mindset, "I just wanna make the art.
25:19
I just wanna do the thing I love.
25:21
I don't wanna be stuck worrying about all these little business decisions.
25:24
I wanna have people around me that I can trust, and I just wanna focus on the thing that I think is most important." While I empathize with that point of view from the artist, these are, you know, your works.
25:37
These are the things you've worked hard on, and also you deserve to, to benefit from them, and you deserve to have financial security in your life from these, these things that you've created if, if...
25:49
And ultimately, the money, the money's going somewhere, and you should receive the most benefit from it.
27:08
What of AI in the music industry now? What, what are the pros and cons of the onset of AI as a music content creator? Is AI stealing ideas from artists, or is AI coming up with its own original stuff? How, how's it working?

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