learned her business from the ground up in production, theatre, book and music publishing, recordings, radio shows, and commercials. Barbara’s constant interest and involvement with copyright and licensing led her to found an independent rights clearance service, BZ/Rights & Permissions, Inc., in the 1980’s. Barbara is a frequent speaker, writer and expert witness in the rights/licensing/copyright area. BZ/Rights clears rights for music, recordings, celebrities, film & video footage, photographs, texts, artwork and celebrities — anything that's copyrighted or otherwise legally protected. Whether it’s U2 or 20 plus songs for Tom Stoppard’s Rock ‘n’ Roll, Frank Sinatra, or the Eight Ball, artwork for An American in Paris, clips for Sondheim on Sondheim or a Frost poem, Barbara and her staff can clear it. Clients include ad agencies, film and TV producers, new media producers and corporate users, theatre and dance companies. A subsidiary publishes "The Mini-Encyclopedia of Public Domain Songs" and “They Never Renewed: Songs You Never Dreamed Were in the Public Domain.” More about the company may be found at www.bzrights.com.