AiMCO hosted a live Sydney event in partnership with BlackBay Lawyers, exploring online music use in influencer marketing. Nearly 60 AiMCO members gathered at BlackBay Lawyers’ Sydney office for the ‘Music Rights on Social Media’ live event on Thursday, 18 September, where industry voices unpacked the legalities and guidelines around music rights and infringement in influencer marketing. The event was moderated by BlackBay Lawyers senior associate, Isabella Orlic, and featured legal and music industry panellists, including BlackBay Lawyers managing partner, Victoria-Jane Otavski, Mushroom Group creative sync manager, Wesley Chapman, and Hello managing director and partner, Sam Kelly. All attendees received an exclusive music fact sheet, prepared by BlackBay Lawyers, designed to help navigate the space. “Music rights are often an issue for influencers because the commercial use of copyrighted music requires specific licences, which can be expensive and time-consuming to obtain.