JUDITH FINELL
Musicologist, President of Judith Finell MusicServices Inc

Judith Finell is a musicologist and the president of Judith Finell MusicServices
Inc., a consulting firm in New York (Westchester County). For over 20 years, she has
served as an expert witness and consultant in various disputes regarding intellectual
property, including copyright litigation involving the Beastie Boys, Julio Iglesias,
Sony/CBS, Igor Stravinsky, and many others. She has also testified involving music
technology, including before the Copyright Royalty Board in Washington, D.C. in a
dispute between the recording and music publishing industries involving the royalty rates
for ring tones.


Judith Finell regularly advises film and television companies; advertising
agencies; entertainment and copyright attorneys; media, publishing, and recording
companies; and musicians. Her firm also provides music supervision services for film,
television, and commercials. In this regard, Ms. Finell was engaged as a music
consultant by Sony Pictures for Memoirs of a Geisha, and has consulted often with
Disney, CBS, HBO, NBC, and others on the music selected for their productions. Ms.
Finell also appeared as a guest on television's Celebrity Justice, discussing a pending
copyright case involving Madonna. She also presents seminars and lectures to
intellectual property and creative departments of various law firms and advertising
agencies throughout the country, including frequent appearances in New York, Chicago,
San Francisco, L.A., and Nashville.

Judith Finell may be reached by e-mail at judi@jfmusicservices.com.