Industry Pimping gives you real information about the music business and how some people make money while most continue to struggle. You'll read accounts of industry insiders batteling it out about... More > sharks in the business.< Less
Ben Silverman and Martha Irvine discuss the emerging issues in online music distribution through their articles, "Music Industry Meets It's Future" and "Web Music: Sharing or... More > Stealing". These articles are part of the PATRONS & ARTISTS TOGETHER promotional materials found at www.patdinizio.com. Since these items are free, you can obtain the full version simply by clicking the Preview icon.< Less
Do you know the answers to these questions? (You had better, if you want to survive in the music business.)
* What can I copyright?
* Why will a Poor Man copyright keep me poor?
* Can I sell my... More > copyright? Give it to my kids?
* What is infringement?
* What is Fair Use? (it is not what you think it is)
* How do songwriters get paid?
* What does a music publisher do? Do I need one?
* Who are ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC?
* How do cover songs work?
* What is the difference between a parody and infringement?
* What is in a record deal?
* We are putting out our own album, what do we do?
* What do all those legal terms mean?
* How do recording artists get paid?
* Am I recouped yet?
Mark J. Davis is an attorney, university lecturer, and former arbitrator for the US Copyright Office. His students have gone on to careers in the music industry after taking his classes. Rely on his 30 years of experience in entertainment law.< Less
Do you know the answers to these questions? (You had better, if you want to survive in the music business.)
* What can I copyright?
* Why will a Poor Man copyright keep me poor?
* Can I sell my... More > copyright? Give it to my kids?
* What is infringement?
* What is Fair Use? (it is not what you think it is)
* How do songwriters get paid?
* What does a music publisher do? Do I need one?
* Who are ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC?
* How do cover songs work?
* What is the difference between a parody and infringement?
* What is in a record deal?
* We are putting out our own album, what do we do?
* What do all those legal terms mean?
* How do recording artists get paid?
* Am I recouped yet?
Mark J. Davis is an attorney, university lecturer, and former arbitrator for the US Copyright Office. His students have gone on to careers in the music industry after taking his classes. Rely on his 30 years of experience in entertainment law.< Less
This book contains a criminological research into the music industry. Mainly, it focusses on the question wether the registered copyrights in it are right. Many companies and institutions at home and... More > abroad in the music industry were approached for this. Think of record companies, Buma Stemra (similar to the FIAA in the USA), media, internet, lawyers and even tattoo shops in LA. Also, a public survey was conducted. By maintaining a critical standpoint, an interesting conclusion is achieved.< Less
This book contains a criminological research into the music industry. Mainly, it focusses on the question wether the registered copyrights in it are right. Many companies and institutions at home and... More > abroad in the music industry were approached for this. Think of record companies, Buma Stemra (similar to the FIAA in the USA), media, internet, lawyers and even tattoo shops in LA. Also, a public survey was conducted. By maintaining a critical standpoint, an interesting conclusion is achieved.< Less
With the digital technology age we live in, it has become much easier for music to be made without professional studio’s and equipment, no longer do you need special skills, you don’t... More > even need to be able to play an instrument, we live in a time where everybody and their sister can and does make music.< Less
My Lawyers Secret Black Book of Music Industry Contracts consists of five installments of proven legal music industry contracts that can be successfully used. Written to accommodate every aspect of... More > an artist musical career, each contract outlines key points that can be amended to fit the situation any musician is involved in. From Artists Management Contracts too Master Recording License, “My Lawyers Secret Black Book of Music Industry Contracts”, is the key to music industry success.< Less
My Lawyers Secret Black Book of Music Industry Contracts consists of five installments of proven legal music industry contracts that can be successfully used. Written to accommodate every aspect of... More > an artist musical career, each contract outlines key points that can be amended to fit the situation any musician is involved in. From Artists Management Contracts too Master Recording License, “My Lawyers Secret Black Book of Music Industry Contracts”, is the key to music industry success.< Less
