Edward (Ned) R. Hearn:

Admitted to bar, 1970, New Jersey; 1970, U.S. District Court of New Jersey; 1972, New York; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1976, California; 1976, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. EDUCATION: Rutgers University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1967; J.D., cum laude, 1970). Editor-in-Chief, Rutgers Law Journal. Clerk, New Jersey Supreme Court, Justice Frederick Hall, 1970-1971. Associate, Cleary, Gottleib, Steen and Hamilton, 1971-1974; Associate, Fenwick & West, 1974-1978; Partner, Harrison, Hearn & Berthold, 1978-1984; Law Offices of Edward R. Hearn, P.C. 1985-. Member, Board of Directors: California Lawyers for the Arts, 1976-; Member, Board of Directors (President): West Coast Songwriters Association, 1979-. Co-Author: “Musician’s Guide to Copyright,”; “The Musician’s Business and Legal Guide,”. MEMBER: The State Bar of California (Intellectual Property Law Section); American Bar Association (Entertainment and Sports Forum).

With his principal office in San Jose, California, Ned Hearn’s practice concentrates on intellectual property and business matters related to creative artists and media-based companies, concentrating on the entertainment, Internet, and computer software businesses and their convergence, including: recording, production, and publishing; multi-media and internet web-based productions; digital distribution and repurposing of content; licensing, distribution, and marketing; copyright and trademark matters; merchandising; sponsorships; film, television, video productions, distribution, options, scoring, and soundtracks; content syndications; clearances for use of intellectual property in all forms of media; talent services negotiating and contracting; strategic alliances; content catalog sales and purchases; business start-ups and development; private financing; and private mergers and acquisitions of content and media-based companies.

His clients include record labels, music publishers, book publishers, traditional and Internet-based media, production, technology, and content distribution companies; webcasting companies; recording artists, writers, producers, managers, authors, software designers, and multimedia product and digital media developers.