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Animals may be cute and cuddly. However, even the friendliest and cuddliest animal, can be harmful to its owner or to other individuals.

Animal attacks may happen while you are out for a walk or you are trying to stop another dog from attacking your cat or dog. It may even involve being kicked by a horse. Horses’ kick may be so powerful that it may cause serious injuries.

Out of all animal attacks, dog bites or attacks are the most common.

Statistics show that every 40 seconds, someone in the United States seeks medical attention for a dog bite. In fact, about 800,000 bites per year require medical treatment. Most of the victims are children, and most of them are bitten on the face.

Whenever you are attacked by an animal and you are not at fault, you can validly claim for compensation for your injuries. You have the right to file an animal attack injury claim.

Animal Bites or Attack Prevention

Having to file a suit against an animal owner should be the worst scenario. It will cause so much time and effort. There are steps that may be taken to prevent dog bites or attacks thereby lessening the chances of litigation.

Never go near any animal that you are not acquainted with, even if they are being walked by their owner
Never try to taunt any animal or play with them recklessly
Do not approach or bend over to them especially if they are lying quietly
Do not approach them immediately after entering their territory
Do not tease or wake them
Do not play with them till they become overexcited
Do not hold an animal close to your face
Do not disturb them while they are sleeping, eating, or caring for their young
Do not leave children alone with an animal
Do not ignore the warning signals of the animal’s aggressive behavior  Read more...

Recording a music demo is the most vital step in pursuing a record deal. If you want a record deal, you need to really impress the record label and give them something professional, polished, unique and exciting. Finding the right record producer can be a painstaking process, but it’s absolutely necessary if you want to have a shot at a successful music career. The following are ten pitfalls you must avoid when recording your music demo.

1. Be careful of music producers with no real music industry experience or credits.

Anyone can call themselves a music producer. Calling yourself a music producer requires no experience, no degree, no credits and no skill. Do you want to trust your career with this person? Look for a music producer that has actually worked on records with signed artists and record labels. Valuable and necessary music production skills are acquired only through years of hard work on professional recording sessions.

2. Beware of producers who want to record your music demo in their “home studio”.

Although home recording equipment has gotten better through the years, there is still a vast difference between a home studio and a professional recording studio. Due to space constraints and budget concerns, a home studio will often make many compromises in sound quality and flexibility that will undoubtedly affect the final product. It’s difficult to get a clean sound from someone’s basement. A real full service recording studio has certain professional standards that they must adhere to and cannot make such compromises if they expect to stay in business.

3. Watch out for producers who want you to sing in their closet or bathroom.  Read more...

If you are a business owner or manager and are currently playing music in your venues or considering implementing music on hold, you need to be aware that the music you use must be licensed, or it will be considered illegal use of copyrighted music. If caught, you could be facing steep fines or possible legal action. The music industry is coming down hard on businesses that are unaware of or disregard proper licensing of copyrighted music, as is evident by a recent series of crackdowns on over two dozen venues in Seattle who failed to pay royalties on music they were playing. (ASCAP) The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, says that these venues have been performing copyrighted music without permission. ASCAP is now actively going after local businesses that have not been paying to use copyrighted music. According to their web site any music that is played outside a direct circle of family and friends is considered a public performance; this includes restaurants playing background music or commonly known as in-store music, DJs and music on hold over phone lines.

Fortunately, if you are unwilling or unable to pay expensive music licensing fees but still would like to play music in your venues or implement music on hold, there is a less expensive alternative, Royalty Free Music. Unlike most music licenses, royalty free music only requires a typically low one time fee, and the purchaser is then free to use the music as often and in as many different ways as they like. The majority of music licenses stipulate how the music is to be used, and charge additional fees accordingly. If you’re looking for music you can use without being restricted by fussy contracts, you should consider royalty free music. One good source for royalty free music with clean and simple licensing terms is www.opuzz.com, one of the larger independent providers of quality royalty free music.  Read more...