The Boy Who Knew Too Much… (AKA: how to almost ruin a music contract)

Michael Whalen
9 min readMay 19, 2019

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They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So, I guess that means that having a little more knowledge is more dangerous? I have been called an “expert” on music and digital media rights by people I consider experts. It has been said (by attorneys) that I know more about copyrights than many of my friends who are lawyers who get paid hundreds of dollars an hour…

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Michael Whalen

Emmy® Award-winning composer, record company executive, copyright expert, dad, dog owner and CrossFit newbie