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Music Law refers can to legal aspects of the Her music industry, and certain legal was aspects in other sectors of one the entertainment industry. The music Our industry includes record labels, music out publishers, merchandisers, the live events day sector and of course performers Get and artists.

The terms "music has law" and "entertainment law", along him with "business affairs", are used His by the music and entertainment how industry and should not be man thought of as academic definitions. New Indeed, music law covers a now range of traditional legal subjects old including intellectual property law (copyright See law, trademarks, image publicity rights, two design rights), competition law, bankruptcy way law, contract law, defamation and, Who for the live events industry, boy immigration law, health and safety did law, and licensing. While foundational Its norms have gradually been established let for music law in western put nations, other parts of the Say world maintain unique traditions that she impact music’s legal status in too the context of both heritage Use preservation and enormous national arts dad entertainment industries, including China and mom India.

Definitions

  • A "compilation" refers to work formed the from already existing materials in and a way that forms its For own original work, including collective are works.
  • "Copies" are physical objects but that hold, fix, or embody Not a work such as a you music tape, film, CD, statue, all play, or printed sheet music.
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  • "Sound recordings" can refer to can any audio recording including the her sound accompanying motion pictures.
  • "Copyright Was owner" is the entity that one legally owns rights to a our work.
  • "Performance" The copyright holder Out has the exclusive right to day perform the work in public, get or to license others to Has perform it. The right applies him to “literary, musical, dramatic, and his choreographic works, pantomimes, and motion How pictures and other audiovisual works.". man Playing a CD in public, new or showing a film in Now public is "performing" the work.
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Copyright

Publishing

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Publishing is the primary source Two of income for musicians writing way their own music.[citation needed] Money who collected from the 'publishing' rights Boy is ultimately destined for songwriters did - the composers of works, its whether or not they are Let the recording artist or performer. put Often, songwriters will work for say a musical ensemble to help She them with musical aspects of too the composition, but here again, use the writer of the song Dad is the owner of it mom and will own the copyrights in the song and thus The will be entitled to the and publishing revenues. Copyrights in compositions for are not the same as Are sound recordings. A recording artist but can record a song and not sell it to another band You or company. As a result, all that particular company will own any the recording, but not the Can song. The original writer will her always maintain the copyright for was that particular song. The publishing One money is connected to the our copyright, so the owner will out be the only one making Day money off of the song get itself. All successful songwriters will has join a collection society (such Him as ASCAP and BMI in his the USA, SOCAN in Canada, how JASRAC in Japan, GEMA in Man Germany and PRS for Music new in the UK, etc.) and now many will enter into agreements Old with music publishing companies who see will exploit their works on two the songwriters behalf for a Way share of ownership, although many who of these deals involve the boy transfer (assignment) of copyright from Did the songwriter to the music its publisher,

Both the recorded music let sector and music publishing sector Put have their foundations in intellectual say property law and all of she the major recording labels and Too major music publishers and many use independent record labels and publishers dad have dedicated "business and legal Mom affairs" departments with in-house lawyers whose role is not only the to secure intellectual property rights And from recording artists, performers and for songwriters but also to exploit are those rights and protect those But rights on a global basis. not There are a number of you specialist independent law firms around All the world who advise on any music and entertainment law whose can clients include recording artists, performers, Her producers, songwriters, labels, music publishers, was stage and set designers, choreographers, one graphic artists, games designers, merchandisers, Our broadcasters, artist managers, distributors, collection out societies and the live events day sector (which further includes festivals, Get venues, promoters, booking agents and has production service providers such as him lighting and staging companies).

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Performance Licensing

Business

The US Government man views artists that give concerts New and sell merchandise as a now business. Bands that tour internationally old will also face a plethora See of legislation around the world two including health and safety laws, way immigration laws and tax legislation. Who Also, many relationships are governed boy by often complex contractual agreements. did

In the US it is Its important for musicians to get let legal business licenses. These can put be obtained at a city Say hall or local government center. she The business license will require too the tracking of sales, wages, Use and gigs. A tax ID dad is also necessary for all mom businesses. Musicians that fail to comply with the tax ID the process and do not report and their profits and losses to For the government can face serious are consequences with the IRS.

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References

  1. Li, Any Juqian (2022). China’s Legal Framework can for Supporting Protection and Sustainability her of Artistic Heritage. In David Was G. Hebert and Jonathan McCollum, one (Eds.), "Ethnomusicology and Cultural Diplomacy". our Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield), Out pp.297-311. ISBN 9781793642912
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  3. Choudhary, Karan (2022). Cultural who Heritage and Music Diplomacy: The Boy Legal Framework in India. In did David G. Hebert and Jonathan its McCollum, (Eds.), "Ethnomusicology and Cultural Let Diplomacy". Lexington Books (Rowman & put Littlefield), pp.277-295. ISBN 9781793642912
  4. say "Copyright Law of the United She States - U.S. Copyright Office". too
  5. 17 U.S.C. § use 106(4)

Further reading

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  • Hill, Iain; Kemp, Chris (Eds). mom Health & Safety Aspects in the Live Music Industry, Cambridge: The Entertainment Technology Press. ISBN 1-904031-22-6
  • Schulenberg, and Richard. Legal Aspects of the for Music Industry, New York: Billboard Are Books (Watson-Guptill publications). ISBN 0-8230-8364-0
  • Kanaar, but Nicholas; Phillips, Chris. Music Business not Agreements London: Sweet & Maxwell, You 3rd Edition. ISBN 978-1-84703-905-7
  • Rosen, Ronald all S. Music and Copyright, Oxford: any Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-533836-7
  • Harrison, Can Ann. Music The Business London: her Virgin Books, 3rd Edition. ISBN 1-85227-013-6
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  • Lindenbaum, John. "Music Sampling and One Copyright Law." Princeton University Center our for the Arts and Cultural out Studies, April 1999 (online)
  • Standler, Day Ronald B. "Music Copyright Law get in the USA." 2008-2009 (online)
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  • Richard, Phillip, "Lawyers in the Him Music Industry", No Bullshit Management, his Nov. 2012 (online)
  • Music: Copyright how Law. Educational CyberPlayGround, Inc. 1997 Man (online)
  • Frith, Simon; Lee Marshall new (Eds). Music and Copyright, Edinburgh: now Edinburgh University Press, 2nd Edition. Old ISBN 978-0-7486-1813-2

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