Tamera Bennett, nicknamed by her clients as the IP quarterback, develops strategies to protect and leverage each client’s intellectual property. She works closely with her clients to implement customized brand management programs. Her clients range from rock star to leadership coach and financial guru to custom motorcycle designer.
Prepared with an undergraduate degree in Recording Industry Studies and a law degree from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Tamera represents clients throughout Texas and Tennessee in entertainment, trademark and copyright law related matters.
Her entertainment practice includes drafting and negotiating management, artist, and music publishing agreements. In the more traditional practice areas of trademark and copyright law, Tamera advises clients on the proper selection and maintenance of trademarks. Additionally, she manages her client’s trademark and copyright portfolios. She works extensively with “estate” clients in reclamation of copyrights under the 1909 Copyright Act.
Tamera was published in the Texas Lawyer on the topic of entertainment contracts with minors and in the Texas Wesleyan Law Review regarding exclusive songwriter agreements. Tamera’s article “2003 = The New Millennium for Copyright” on the topic of termination of transfers under the 1909 and 1976 Copyright Acts has been published in four resources: the materials for the 2003 and 2004 Legal & Business Aspects of the Film & Music Industries CLE; teaching materials for the UCLA Music Business course; and the September 2003 California Copyright Conference Newsletter.
Tamera is the immediate past chair of the State Bar of Texas Entertainment & Sports Law section, is a founding board member of the Women Business Owners of Denton County, and is a former adjunct professor at Dallas Baptist University. Tamera frequently lectures to attorneys and business owners on intellectual property and entertainment law matters. In addition to her law practice, Tamera is the owner and president of Farm To Market Music, LLC a full service song administration company.
Tamera was named a “2006 Best Lawyer in Dallas Under 40″ by D Magazine.
5 responses so far ↓
businessgolf // January 5, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Tamera,
It is Great…no wait, it is just dam exciting to hear from you. And it is just plan-oh Great that you are blogging. Kat is launching her site soon after me prodding her for a year.
I have put you on my blogroll.
Your site looks great, let me know how I can help. I will get in touch with you offline so we can visit more.
Scot Duke
Mr Business Golf
http://innovativebusinessgolf.com
Victoria Pynchon // May 31, 2007 at 12:11 pm
Tamera,
Thanks for adding me to your blog-roll. I’ll certainly return the favor. You’re the type of “preventive IP health” lawyer I’m always telling my readers to visit twice a year to avoid litigation surgery. Feel free to drop by our blog at any time and I’ll definitely keep track of yours.
All best,
Vickie Pynchon
http://ipadrservices.blogspot.com (soon to be simply http://www.ipadr.com)
Gordon Firemark // October 9, 2007 at 12:28 pm
Tamera,
You’re doing a great job with your blog, and I’m adding you to my site’s blogroll. I hope you’ll have a look at my entertainment law site: http://www.firemark.com, and do the same.
Best,
-Gordon Firemark
Mork // October 14, 2007 at 1:50 am
Tamera,
Thought you’d enjoy my blog.
- M
USLaw.com // January 22, 2008 at 10:27 pm
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