John Groom

Partner, Baker McKenzie

John is a media and technology lawyer in Baker McKenzie's IP and Technology team. He is ranked as a “rising star” for TMT, and recognised as a key lawyer for Media and Entertainment, in the UK by Legal 500. In 2020 John was elected to TechUK’s Data Analytics and AI Leadership Committee.

His practice encompasses a broad range of both contentious and non-contentious aspects of IP, Technology and Commercial law, with a particular focus on copyright, digital media, and new technologies. John writes regularly on these topics and his chapter (with Ben Allgrove) “Enforcement in a digital context: intermediary liability” was published in Tanya Aplin (Ed.) Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Digital Technologies in January 2020. John qualified in 2013 and is based in the London office, having spent 2018 in the San Francisco office. John is heavily involved in the firm’s tech-focused pro bono work, as well as its social mobility initiatives.

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IP and music agreements for artists and songwriters

Practice notes

This Practice Note considers IP rights in the context of certain artist/songwriter-focused music agreements. It outlines the various rights that subsist in a song and considers how these can be exploited. The main agreements covered are music publishing agreements, catalogue representation agreements, band agreements, record label agreements and production agreements. Issues relating to brand protection and image rights for musical artists are also considered.

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