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Law Offices of
Edward R. Hearn
Attorney at Law
84 West Santa Clara St.
Suite 660
San Jose, CA 95113
Phone: 408.998.3400
Facsimile: 408.297.1104
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Partial Description of Deals Done

Mergers/Acquisitions, including arrangements between Windham Hill Records/A&M Records; Windham Hill Records/BMG Music; Concord Records/Alliance Entertainment; Kaleidoscope Records/Rhino Records; Gang of Seven (spoken word)/American Audio Literature; Music For Little People/Warner Music Group joint venture; SF Weekly/New Times, Inc.; a Sub Pop Records' principal/Warner Music Group; and Sugo Records/Tambourine.

Recording Agreements:

• As counsel for Windham Hill Records, Rounder Records, Concord Jazz, and numerous independent record labels, including for clients referenced above, hundreds of recording agreements over the years.
• Agreements for artist clients with such record companies as: Warner Bros. Records; Atlantic Records; PolyGram; A&M Records; Universal; Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Virgin Records; V2 Records; and numerous independent record labels.

Music Publishing Agreements:

• Hundreds of Music Publishing Agreements for Imaginary Road/Makai Music (formerly Windham Hill Music), and for other independent music publishing agreements.
• Agreements for songwriters with such music publishing companies as: Chrysalis Music; Bug Music; Warner Bros. Music; BMG Music; Sony/ATV Music; and EMI Music.

Hundreds of distribution and licensing agreements and internet and software-based development agreements for marketing of intellectual property content, including for clients referenced above.

Hundreds of internet distribution and digital content sales agreements and digital music services provider agreements for content owners and content licensees, including with Applie iTunes, RealNetworks/Rhapsody, MusicNet, MSN, Yahoo!/Musicmatch; Sony Connect; Music Now; IODA; Digital Rights Agency, The Orchard/Dimensional Associates, Xringer, Hudson Entertainment, and Starbucks/Hear Music, and various recording artists and record company clients.