Fair Trade Music and the Dot Blockchain Music Project: Benji Rogers on How Virtual Reality &...
Music Contracts & Law
Learn more about legal topics in the music industry like copyright law, royalties, and performing rights organizations.
How to Strike the Right Co-Writer Agreement Between Songwriters
How to Strike the Right Co-Writer Agreement Between Songwriters Under the U.S. copyright law, an...
4 Things Every Musician Needs to Know About Band Member Agreements
When the Band Stops Playing The importance of having a band member agreement before the opening...
LEGAL PAD: Start Your Own Label (Part 2 of 2)
RELEASING AN ALBUM WITH COAST-TO-COAST MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION was once a high cost, high risk game. Today, startup labels have access to endless low-cost resources for promoting, marketing, and...
How to Start a Management Company and Get People to Take You (Somewhat) Seriously
How I got the idea, and got started Last year when my band Oranjuly was planning the CD release for our debut album, I looked at the list of things that needed to be done and thought, “I wish we had...
LEGAL PAD: Launching Your Label (Part 1 of 2)
STARTING A RECORD LABEL IN TODAY’S MARKET is easier than it has ever been. The advent of virtual offices, ease of mobility, access to technology and low (or no) cost digital distribution makes label...
Legal Pad: What is an Entertainment Lawyer?
THE LEGAL PROFESSION IS FILLED WITH SPECIALISTS. Name a specialty in business, technology, government, environment, real estate, employment and education and you’ll find a practice of law tailored...
Download the New Music Business Handbook from Berklee
FREE DOWNLOAD FROM BERKLEE: MUSIC BUSINESS HANDBOOK VOL. 2 Go inside the music industry with this brand-new handbook from Berkleemusic, the online extension school of Berklee College of Music. This...
Is GrouponLive Good for Consumers?
Live Nation Entertainment and Groupon have partnered to form GrouponLive, an online ticketing deals channel that will apply Groupon’s discounting approach to Live Nation events. GrouponLive is...
Spotify: Is U.S. Launch Good for Artists?
On July 14, Swedish music streaming service Spotify made its U.S. debut. Will Americans grasp onto it as much as our mates across the pond have? On Spotify’s “Hello America” welcome page, the...
Legal Pad: Cloud Computing
Cloud Cover: The Legal Battle Over the Newest Face of the Music Industry OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, APPLE, GOOGLE, AND AMAZON have each rolled out their own unique versions of online locker or...
Legal Pad: Mashups in the Modern Copyright Era
The popularity of sampling and mashups is challenging the existing framework of copyright law and has ignited a fierce debate as to whether “transformative” or “de minimis” use of another’s work is...
Legal Pad: Developing Your Band’s Website
TWITTER, FACEBOOK, TUMBLR AND A HOST OF OTHER SITES provide no shortage of free and easy avenues for bands to instantly upload content and receive feedback. Yet it remains important to keep a...