Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business - Softcover

Stim Attorney, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413321909 ISBN 13: 9781413321906

Publisher: NOLO, 2015

Synopsis

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, including guidance on filling out "Form CO." 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.

About this title

Book Description:

You're more likely to have a successful career in the music business if you can understand and negotiate music business contracts and copyrights. This best-selling book explains how to do that in plain English. This is the all-purpose music business book that 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, and sell your music.

From the Back Cover:

How to make your band a huge business success

Whether you’re recording an album, budgeting a tour, or insuring your vintage guitar, you need solid information to make the right legal and business choices. Music Law is the all-in-one guide you need. Written by musician and lawyer Rich Stim, it explains everything you need to:

draft a partnership agreement

buy, insure, and maintain equipment

use samples and do covers

register your band’s name

sell your music

license your music

deal with taxes

find the right manager and write a fair contract

get gigs and get paid

tour on a budget

protect your copyright legally

choose a recording studio

manage your website, and

understand record contracts.

This is quite simply the best business and legal guide for bands ever written. Completely updated to provide the latest in the law, it covers music licensing and trends affecting the digital-music scene.

About this edition

• Publisher: NOLO
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1413321909
• ISBN 13: 9781413321906
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 568