Colin Seeger
B.Juris, LL.B
Colin Seeger has been actively involved in copyright and intellectual property management for nearly 25 years. Colin manages corporate affairs and intellectual property protection for Blue Vault Digital and is in charge of key label relations. He provides a constant check on the management of our rights both locally and overseas and he has been a key part in the establishment of Blue Vault's strategic alliances with firms like UNIVERSAL, EMI MUSIC, SANCTUARY, SONY BMG and ARIA.
Colin is the man to talk to when it comes to I.P law and the intricacy of its understanding. He is a Board Member of the Music Managers Forum Australian chapter and a Lecturer at Sydney Campus of TAFE. Teaching music licensing and publishing as a business.
Colin was the Corporate Counsel and Legal & Business Affairs Manager for Polygram Australia, overseeing the acquisition and creation of recordings and films as well as managing the administration and enforcement of the company’s extensive catalogues of copyrights, trademarks and intellectual property.
He is co-author of the first edition of the widely respected book “Music Business” and was a lecturer at the University of New South Wales College of Fine Arts, teaching the post-graduate subject “Cultural Property, Ethics and the Law” - a cross discipline subject combining commercial law, intellectual property and business administration.
In 1996, he created a new consultancy to help business ventures of all kinds generate and secure their intellectual property for maximum benefit to the venture and the business.
He has provided commercial and industry advice to a wide range of companies, artists and media companies including television networks, internationally broadcast TV programmes and technology start-ups, assisting them develop novel commercialisation strategies. He also assists existing enterprises to identify and audit their IP as well as forming strategies. This assists the enterprises to better understand its strengths and areas of special advantage over competitors.
Colin is in charge of Blue Vault Digital's major label and entertainment industry relationships. He is a founding director and brings over 30 years of music industry experience to the board.
