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

Stim, Richard

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9781413305173: Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413305172 ISBN 13: 9781413305173

Publisher: Nolo, 2006

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If you belong to a band and love the art of your job, but sing the blues when it comes to the business, you need Music Law. Written by musician and lawyer Richard Stim, the book explains how to: � book performances � choose a name and protect its use � copyright song lyrics � establish legal ownership of songs � sample legally � sign contracts � write a band partnership agreement � sell CDs, tapes and other recordings � and much more Music Law provides all the legal information and practical advice musicians need. The new edition is completely updated to provide the latest in the law and legal forms. It also provides new information on converting a band partnership to an LLC, protecting song titles with trademark law, royalties for downloads – and much more. All the legal forms and agreements are included as tear-outs and on CD-ROM.

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Review:

"If you're serious about a career as a performing musician, you'd have to be a damn fool not to rush out and buy a copy of this book." Jim Aiken, Keyboard

"It's the scuba gear every musician needs to swim with the sharks." Vibe

"I usually hate books written by attorneys. This one is an exception." Moses Avalon, Author of the Confessions of a Record Producer

" Author Richard Stim presents musicians, music industry professionals working in a wide variety of contexts, and general interest readers with an examination of the business and legal aspects of collaborative music recording and performance. The author has organized the chapters that make up the main body of his text in eighteen parts devoted to the business of being a band, band partnerships, management, attorneys, band equipment, and a wide variety of other related subjects. The author is a musician and practicing intellectual property attorney." Eithne O'Leyne, Editor Ringgold, Inc. ProtoView

From the Publisher:

"Every Band's Business Bible"--Independent Publisher
Music isn’t just an art form, it’s a business.

Fortunately, for bands who love the art of their job, but sing the blues when it comes to the business, there’s Music Law. Composed by musician and lawyer Richard Stim, the book explains how to book performances, choose a name and protect its use, copyright song lyrics, establish legal ownership of songs, sample legally, sign contracts, write a band partnership agreement and more.

The best guide available for bands today, Music Law provides all the legal information and practical advice musicians need to keep from getting burned. All legal forms and agreements included, as tear-outs and on disk.

"Well organized, practically deisgned and clearly written, the book has one tiny fault. It should have been called 'Every Band's Business Bible'. It's that good. And that necessary."--Independent Publisher

"One of the best books I’ve seen that addresses all of the issues that face a band today, in addition to those of the individual musician. Unlike most lawyers, Richard’s writing is clear and concise and he provides the reader with a wealth of information and all of the necessary contracts that will effectively protect today’s up and coming bands. This book is a must for anyone that is in a band--from the novice in a garage band to the professional."--Todd M. Gascon, Esq., Lawyer Referral Services Coordinator, California Lawyers for the Arts

"Stim's book is a godsend to anyone in a rock and roll band. I wish I had read it ten years ago -- it would have saved me a lot of aggravation."--Dean Wareham, singer and guitarist for LUNA

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