Barroddy Advisory

09/09/2026

“50%” sounds powerful.

Until you ask: 50% of what?

A percentage of the master is not automatically a percentage of publishing.
A percentage of net is not the same economic position as the same percentage of gross. And deductions, recoupment, definitions and contractual exclusions can change what that percentage is actually worth.

The percentage is only half the sentence. The definition is the other half.

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Music, Tech & Entertainment Law
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General information only — not legal advice.

09/06/2026

The relationship can end. The rights don’t.

A catalogue, company, royalties, parenting arrangements, and everything built together still need a legal structure after the emotion is gone.

Before the exit, define what survives it.

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✍️ J, Esq.
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09/05/2026

You built the catalogue.

If you d!e without a will, you don't decide what happens to it.

A formula does — written for a stranger's family.

A catalogue doesn't divide like cash. It divides like ownership: shared, fractional, and permanent.

Every reissue, every sync, every future deal can end up needing sign-off from people who've never agreed on anything before.

Prince died without a will. It took six years to settle a $156 million estate — and the disputes among his heirs didn't stop there.

A will was never about expecting the worst.

It's about deciding who decides.

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08/29/2026