Berklee Press Music Law in the Digital Age 4th Edition - Essential Legal Guide for Musicians, Songwriters & Digital Content Creators | Perfect for Music Licensing, Copyright Protection & Online Distribution

Learn to navigate legalities and succeed in the ever-changing digital music market. With the constant evolution of distribution models for music and the emergence of generative artificial intelligence, understanding copyright law has become essential to career success in the music marketplace. This cutting-edge, plain-language guide shows you how copyright law drives the contemporary music industry. By looking at the law and its recent history, you will understand the new issues introduced by the digital age, as well as continuing issues of traditional copyright law. Whether you are an artist, lawyer, digital platform, record label executive, student, or other participant in the music industry, this book will help you understand how copyright law affects you, helping you use the law to your benefit.

Topics covered include:

• How do you get fair compensation for your work and avoid making costly mistakes?
• Can you control who is using your msuic on digital services?
• Is it legal to sample and create mash-ups?
• What qualifies as fair use?
• How do you clear music for use in an online music service or store?
• Who decides who gets paid, how much, and by whom?
• What are the key legal issues arising as a result of generative AI offerings?

You will learn the answers to these questions, as well as:

• The basics of copyright law, looking at the Copyright Act while explaining it in plain language
• How revenue streams for music are generated under copyright law
• The reasoning behind high-profile court decisions related to copyright violations
• What licenses are needed for the legal online delivery of music
• The intricacies of using music on sites like YouTube, TikTok, and Spotify
• Deficiencies in current copyright law and new business model ideas

Softcover with Media Online
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208 pages