Music Business 2

Chapters

• Music Law
• Copyright
• The copyright in the sound recording
• Performance Rights Organisations
• Rights of Use
• Public Domain, Creative Commons & Co.
• Remix
• Sampling
• Ghostproducing/Ghostwriting
• Test Yourself!
• Contract Law
• Important Basic Contracts
• Preliminary Contracts
• Contracts in the Music Market – an Overview 
• Contracts – Authors & Publishers
• Contracts – Artists & Labels
• The 360 Degree Deal
• Contracts – Distribution
• Contracts – Live Sessions
• More Contracts
• Overview: Forms of Contracts
• Exercise: Concert Contract
• Common Pitfalls and Issues
• Options
• Trademark Law
• Production Costs
• Cross Collateralization
• "Sunset Clause"
• Unclear Contract Periods
• Calculation Basis & Deductions
• Inventory & Buy-Out
• Contract Penalty
• Leaving / Joining Members
• The "False Publisher"
• The (too) early Manager
• Double Cash!
• The Minimal Promoter
• Right of Access and Control
• Conflicts of Interest
• Other Income
• Summary
• Theoretical Exam