Record deals - let the signer beware

Stephen Hollis | 10 May 2026 1:58 PM

Fortunes are lost and made in the recording industry. Many a recording artist may find themselves a casualty of unsound business practices. All the contractual ins and outs of recording industry deals can be make or break an artist’s career.  

 

[Stephen Hollis]

Stephen Hollis is a senior associate in Trade Mark Prosecution at Adams & Adams. Stephen is an Intellectual Property lawyer who specialises in trade mark and copyright matters, including Intellectual Property matters relating to the entertainment and music industries. He has a BA LLB from Stellenbosch University (1994) and LLB from the University of South Africa (2007). His qualifications include trade mark law; copyright law; entertainment law with a focus on the music industry.

 
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