This Business of Music: The Definitive Guide to the Business and Legal Issues of the Music Industry

M. William Krasilovsky, Sidney Schemel

Watson-Guptill Publications, 2007 - Music - 510 pages

The bible of the music industry! Now in its tenth edition,This Business of Musichas been revised and completely updated to reflect the latest changes in the ever-evolving music business. Every chapter has been revised. An entirely new chapter has been added, asking and answering the question “Are there borders in cyberspace?” The answer is yes, and the book clearly and concisely explains what they are and how to maintain them. Commentary on recent legislation, a reader-friendly summary of the laws on copyright duration, and much more insightful analysis—plus fully updated lists of music organizations and important websites—makeThis Business of Musicindispensable for musicians, agents, managers, marketers, music publishers and groups, colleges and universities, and everyone who wants to make music and make money. • Completely revised and updated, with new information on creative branding and the sources of income for creators and publishers of music, including ringtones, video game soundtracks, and music videos • All-new chapter on music and technology discussing the latest on legal actions in P2P sharing, a summary of changes regarding digital downloading, and much more • Unbeatable low price

Contents

• INTRODUCTION: 1
• RECORDING ARTIST CONTRACTS: 14
• 80: 22
• CONTRACTS WITH MINORS: 30
• INDEPENDENT RECORD PRODUCERS: 33
• Contractual Safeguards: 40
• LABOR AGREEMENTS: 52
• BOOTLEGGING PIRACY AND COUNTERFEITING: 78
• COPYRIGHT LAW IN THE UNITED STATES: 90
• THE DURATION OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION: 110
• Termination of Transfers: 116
• THE USES OF PUBLIC DOMAIN: 122
• ARRANGEMENTS AND ADAPTATIONS: 132
• PERFORMING RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS: 142
• MECHANICAL AND OTHER AUDIO REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: 161
• SONGWRITER CONTRACTS AND ROYALTY STATEMENTS: 172
• Default: 179
• COOWNERSHIP AND JOINT ADMINISTRATION OF COPYRIGHTS: 191
• INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT PROTECTION: 211
• FOREIGN PUBLISHING: 217
• THE WRITER AS PUBLISHER: 232
• MUSIC FOR MOTION PICTURES: 236
• LICENSING RECORDINGS FOR FILMS TELEVISION: 244
• COMMERCIAL JINGLES: 258
• BUYING AND SELLING MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANIES: 266
• LOANS TO MUSIC PUBLISHERS: 284
• PRINTED MUSIC: 296
• 30: 299
• PRIVACY AND PUBLICITY RIGHTS: 306
• THE PROTECTION OF IDEAS AND TITLES: 313
• AGENTS AND MANAGERS: 332
• TAXATION IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS: 343
• 31: 349
• RECORD CLUBS AND PREMIUMS: 360
• MUSIC VIDEOS: 365
• DEMONSTRATION RECORDS IN THE ELECTRONIC AGE: 374
• PAYOLA: 380
• TRADE PRACTICE REGULATIONS: 386
• SOURCES OF INFORMATION: 400
• TECHNOLOGY IS A CHALLENGE NOT A CHOICE: 414
• Appendix A MUSIC INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS: 461
• Appendix B CONTRACT CHECKLISTS: 481
• CURRENT U S LICENSING AND COLLECTION PRACTICES: 496

About the author

M. William Krasilovsky is an attorney specializing in music and copyright. He has been a trustee of the Copyright Society of America and has served as music counsel to Warner Music and special music counsel to the United Nations and UNICEF. As an adjunct professor at New York University and the State University of New York, Mr. Krasilovsky taught courses on the music business and on ethical issue important to the entertainment industry. He contributes frequently to entertainment and law journals and has lectured at universities and bar associations across the country. He lives in Stamford, CT.





Sidney Shemel died in 1994, and his work on the first six editions of this book is still very much in evidence throughout the current text. Mr. Shemel was Vice President of Music at MGM-UA and vice president and legal counsel to the United Artists Corporation’s record companies and its domestic and international music publishing subsidiaries.





John M. Gross, a graduate of Harvard Law School, practices entertainment and music law. Mr. Gross served as Vice President and General Counsel of the Entertainment Division of Commonwealth United Corp. and later became a partner in the law firm of Arrow, Edelstein & Gross, P.C. He lives and works in New York City.





Jonathan Feinstein, a New York and California attorney specializing in intellectual property strategy related to entertainment and technology ventures, was educated at Wesleyan University and Northwestern University Law School. He holds several patents and has developed commercially successful products. As an entrepreneur and executive in Silicon Valley and Seattle, he has worked with Apple Computer and Sophisticated Circuits, Inc., among others. He serves as an advisor and expert witness on media technology.

Bibliographic information

• Title: This Business of Music: The Definitive Guide to the Business and Legal Issues of the Music Industry; This Business of Music: Definitive Guide to the Music Industry New Series
• Authors: M. William Krasilovsky, Sidney Schemel
• Contributors: John M. Gross, Jonathan Feinstein
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications, 2007
• ISBN: 0823077233, 9780823077236
• Length: 510 pages
• Subjects: Music / Business Aspects