David Herlihy Coordinator B.S. in Music Industry, and Teaching Professor d.herlihy@neu.edu 617.373.2440 Expertise copyright, entertainment law, intellectual property, licensing, music industry, new media, trademark David Herlihy in the Press Business Insider With dozens of lawsuits and a reputation in crisis, Sean Combs’ troubles are far from over “Licensees may become hesitant to use the music,” David Herlihy, a professor at Northeastern University who specializes in music licensing and copyright, told Business Insider in July. Plus, he added, there’s “no touring from the cellblock.” Business Insider What Diddy’s guilty verdict and civil suits mean for his net worth, music catalog, and brands “Publishers tend to go under the radar,” David Herlihy, a professor at Northeastern University who specializes in music licensing and copyright, told BI. “Licensees may become hesitant to use the music, but that tends to be more artist-centric and not song-centric.” What Swift fan accounts should know about copyright after Barstool’s ‘Taylor Watch’ canceled It’s a perfect question for David Herlihy, an intellectual property, new media and entertainment lawyer who also teaches at Northeastern University in Boston. = Taylor Swift’s fight to own her music changed recording contracts in ways good and bad “One of the things that record labels historically do is prevent artists from rerecording their early versions of songs, because they wanna have those recordings in their catalog,” said David Herlihy, an intellectual property, new media and entertainment lawyer who also teaches at Northeastern University in Boston. “Which is ridiculous.” Ticketmaster Lawsuit Slows Live Nation Stock As Sales Expectations Dip Swift keeps 105% of her average Era’s Tour ticket price of $456 because concert promoters are so happy to have their venues filled by her fans, according to my April 2023 interview with Northeastern University Professor David Herlihy. What Scarlett Johansson v. OpenAI Could Look Like in Court “It was a boneheaded move,” says David Herlihy, a copyright lawyer and music industry professor at Northeastern University. “A miscalculation.” Musi Won Over Millions. Is the Free Music Streaming App Too Good to Be True? Building a booming business in streaming music without taking on any of the legwork of striking deals with labels and distributors. That causes David Herlihy, a copyright lawyer and music industry professor at Northeastern University, to describe Musi as a “bottom feeder.” Taylor Swift’s US economic love story: Could it happen in Europe? In addition to ticket sales, David Herlihy, a professor at Northeastern University, noted that Swift fans are always keen to fork out for merchandise and other paraphernalia. The Eras Tour Could Net Taylor Swift $6 Billion As David Herlihy, a Northeastern University teaching professor and music industry program coordinator, told me in April. “Her promoter should be happy to pay her more because the promoter does not have to assume any risk that her concerts will not sell out.” Axial Therapeutics CEO Stewart Campbell and “Swiftonomics” Northeastern University Professor David Herlihy talks about “Swiftonomics”, the economic impact of Taylor Swift “Eras” tour which comes to Foxboro this weekend. David Herlihy for Northeastern Global NewsWill Taylor Swift owning her masters change things for other artists? by Erin Kayata June 3, 2025 What ‘A Complete Unknown’ starring Timothée Chalamet gets right (and wrong) about Bob Dylan by Cody Mello-Klein January 6, 2025 A Prince documentary has been buried in legal disputes. Northeastern entertainment law experts break down how fans could see it by Schuyler Velasco September 18, 2024 Green Line Records, a record label run by Northeastern students, is looking for the next big thing in Boston’s music scene by Cody Mello-Klein September 18, 2024 Musi, a new, free music streaming app, begs the question: Can anything compete with Spotify? by Cody Mello-Klein April 29, 2024 Did Swifties — and other devoted fandoms — kill the music review? by Erin Kayata April 26, 2024 ‘Swiftonomics,’ or the smart business choices Taylor Swift makes that affect the U.S. economy by Alena Kuzub August 11, 2023 Cardi B isn’t the only one who has beef with Nicki Minaj; Tracy Chapman is suing her for copyright infringement. by Molly Callahan November 2, 2018 Copyright law is getting a makeover. What does that mean for the music industry? by Emily Arntsen October 4, 2018 3Qs: How music artists go from good to “Bad” by Lauren Dibble August 30, 2011
Business Insider With dozens of lawsuits and a reputation in crisis, Sean Combs’ troubles are far from over “Licensees may become hesitant to use the music,” David Herlihy, a professor at Northeastern University who specializes in music licensing and copyright, told Business Insider in July. Plus, he added, there’s “no touring from the cellblock.”
Business Insider What Diddy’s guilty verdict and civil suits mean for his net worth, music catalog, and brands “Publishers tend to go under the radar,” David Herlihy, a professor at Northeastern University who specializes in music licensing and copyright, told BI. “Licensees may become hesitant to use the music, but that tends to be more artist-centric and not song-centric.”
What Swift fan accounts should know about copyright after Barstool’s ‘Taylor Watch’ canceled It’s a perfect question for David Herlihy, an intellectual property, new media and entertainment lawyer who also teaches at Northeastern University in Boston. =
Taylor Swift’s fight to own her music changed recording contracts in ways good and bad “One of the things that record labels historically do is prevent artists from rerecording their early versions of songs, because they wanna have those recordings in their catalog,” said David Herlihy, an intellectual property, new media and entertainment lawyer who also teaches at Northeastern University in Boston. “Which is ridiculous.”
Ticketmaster Lawsuit Slows Live Nation Stock As Sales Expectations Dip Swift keeps 105% of her average Era’s Tour ticket price of $456 because concert promoters are so happy to have their venues filled by her fans, according to my April 2023 interview with Northeastern University Professor David Herlihy.
What Scarlett Johansson v. OpenAI Could Look Like in Court “It was a boneheaded move,” says David Herlihy, a copyright lawyer and music industry professor at Northeastern University. “A miscalculation.”
Musi Won Over Millions. Is the Free Music Streaming App Too Good to Be True? Building a booming business in streaming music without taking on any of the legwork of striking deals with labels and distributors. That causes David Herlihy, a copyright lawyer and music industry professor at Northeastern University, to describe Musi as a “bottom feeder.”
Taylor Swift’s US economic love story: Could it happen in Europe? In addition to ticket sales, David Herlihy, a professor at Northeastern University, noted that Swift fans are always keen to fork out for merchandise and other paraphernalia.
The Eras Tour Could Net Taylor Swift $6 Billion As David Herlihy, a Northeastern University teaching professor and music industry program coordinator, told me in April. “Her promoter should be happy to pay her more because the promoter does not have to assume any risk that her concerts will not sell out.”
Axial Therapeutics CEO Stewart Campbell and “Swiftonomics” Northeastern University Professor David Herlihy talks about “Swiftonomics”, the economic impact of Taylor Swift “Eras” tour which comes to Foxboro this weekend.
