This Business of Music: The Definitive Guide to the Music Industry
By M. William Krasilovsky & Sidney Schemel (Watson-Guptill Publications)
Now in its ninth edition, this tome has been re-published on a regular basis since 1964. Krasilovsky, a music and copyright lawyer, delves into such topics as contracts, royalties, copyright, loans, tax issues, labor agreements, and public domain in great detail. There are substantial sections on music publisher and writer agreements and practices, as well as songwriter contracts and royalty statements. A thorough appendix includes excerpts from the most important copyright laws and treaties, as well as an index of relevant websites; a CD-ROM includes additional information on copyright and ready-to-print registration material. There is, simply, a wealth of information here, told in straightforward style.
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