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Music law : how to run your band's business  Cover Image Book Book

Music law : how to run your band's business / attorney Richard Stim.

Stim, Richard, (author.).

Summary:

If you belong to a band and love the art of your job, but sing the blues when it comes to the business side, you need Music Law. Composed by musician and lawyer Richard Stim, the book explains how to: find the right manager buy, insure and maintain equipment get gigs and get paid tour on a budget use samples do covers legally protect your copyright trademark your band’s name choose a recording studio sell your music manage your website understand record contracts deal with taxes Music Law provides all the legal information and practical advice musicians need. This edition is thoroughly updated with the latest changes in copyright and trademark law. Plus, find expanded information on musical collaborations between DJs and other musicians. You'll also get the most up-to-date legal forms available. Interactive forms are downloadable.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781413325607
  • Physical Description: 539 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Edition: 9th edition.
  • Publisher: Berkeley, California : Nolo Publishing Company, 2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Your legal companion -- Yes, your band is a business! -- Band partnerships and beyond -- Management -- Attorneys -- Band equipment -- Performance and touring -- Copyright and song ownership -- Publishing your band's music -- Band names -- Artwork -- Recording -- Duplication -- Earning money from recordings -- Independent record agreements -- Licensing your band's music for film, TV, and advertising -- Keeping track of your band's money -- Taxes -- Appendix -- Index.
Subject: Band musicians.
Musicians > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Performing arts > Law and legislation.
Intellectual property.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Easton Area Public Library System. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Easton Main Library 344.73 S858m (Text) 31901004302792 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Whitehall Township Public Library 344.097 STIM (Text) 36305002819325 Adult Nonfiction Available -


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