Title: Music Law in the Digital Age
Subtitle: Learn Copyright Essentials in Order to Succeed in Today’s Music Industry
Author(s): Allen Bargfrede
ISBN Code: 9780876391730
Published Date: 2017-05-30
Length: 176
Language: en
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Description: (Berklee Press). With the free-form exchange of music files and musical ideas online, understanding copyright laws has become essential to career success in the new music marketplace. This cutting-edge, plain-language guide shows you how copyright law drives the contemporary music industry. By looking at the law and its recent history, you will understand the new issues introduced by the digital age, as well as continuing issues of traditional copyright law. Whether you are an artist, lawyer, entertainment Web site administrator, record label executive, student, or other participant in the music industry, this book will help you understand how copyright law affects you, helping you use the law to your benefit. * How do you get fair compensation for your work and avoid making costly mistakes? * Can you control who is selling your music on their website? * Is it legal to create mash-ups? * What qualifies as fair use? * How do you clear another artist’s samples to use in your own recordings? * What is the Creative Commons/Copyleft movement? * How do you clear music for use in an online music service or store? * Who decides who gets paid how much and by whom? You will learn the answers to these questions as well as: * The basics of copyright law, looking at the Copyright Act while explaining it in plain language * How revenue streams for music are generated under copyright law * The reasoning behind high-profile court decisions related to copyright violations *What licenses are needed for the legal online delivery of music * The intricacies of using music on sites like YouTube, Pandora, and Spotify * Deficiencies in current copyright law and new business model ideas.
Title: The Plain & Simple Guide to Music Publishing
Author(s):
ISBN Code: 9781540064165
Published Date: 2020-02
Length: 0
Language: en
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Description: How do I protect my songs from copyright infringement? What’s the difference between a mechanical license and a master license? How do artists and songwriters get paid from streaming, or from having their music used in a TV ad, karaoke machine, or cell-phone ringtone? In the Plain and Simple Guide to Music Publishing, Randall D. Wixen lays out the essentials of this crucial and often misunderstood side of the music business. Written in a clear and candid style, this book should be required reading for musicians, songwriters, and everyone who wants to survive and thrive in today’s music industry.
Title: What They’ll Never Tell You about the Music Busines
Subtitle: The Complete Guide for Musicians, Songwriters, Producers, Managers, Industry Executives, Attorneys and Accountants
Author(s): Peter M. Thall
ISBN Code: 9781607749745
Published Date: 2016
Length: 418
Language: en
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Description: This insider guide discloses the hidden dynamics and often unfortunate consequences of what really happens when a deal is prepared, contracts are signed, and promises are made–and alerts musicians, attorneys, songwriters, and anyone else interested in the music business to the potent dangers lurking beneath the surface of this incredibly competitive industry.
Title: Music Industry Forms
Subtitle: The 75 Most Important Documents for the Modern Musician
Author(s): Jonathan Feist
ISBN Code: 9780876391471
Published Date: 2014
Length: 0
Language: en
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Description: Whether you are a performer, educator, or other music maker, these time-tested charts, plots, diagrams, checklists and agreements will help make your work easier. The forms will help you track critical details, and maintain quality control. Each one includes an explanation of how it is used, a key to related symbols and terms, and any common variations.
