TY - BOOK AU - Aczon,Michael A. AU - Aczon,Michael A. ED - Safari eBooks. TI - The musician's legal companion SN - 9781598636758 PY - 2008/// KW - Music trade KW - Law and legislation KW - United States KW - Popular works KW - Musicians KW - Legal status, laws, etc KW - Music KW - Economic aspects KW - Copyright KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Description based on print version record; Rev. of: The professional musician's legal companion / Michael A. Aczon; Includes index; How to use this book -- A legal primer -- Songwriting and music publishing agreements -- Recording artist agreements -- Artist-management agreements -- Performance agreements -- Business entities -- Other people's money -- Dispute resolution -- Declaration of independents : a self-release checklist -- Distribution and promotions agreements -- Care and feeding of your entertainment lawyer -- Lessons learned N2 - "The Musician's Legal Companion, Second Edition gets to the core of the legal issues you need to know about, in clear, straightforward language. Here you'll find easy-to-comprehend explanations of the four main contracts used in the music business: recording artist, songwriter, artist management, and performance. You'll also discover how to make the relationship with your current or future attorney more fruitful and cost-effective. This new edition includes expanded coverage of topics such as the use of independent producers, 360(deg) agreements, distribution and marketing agreements, how radio and other media fit into an artist's career, film and television agreements, digital distribution, name and likeness agreements, merchandising agreements, and much, much more"--Resource description page UR - http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://academic.safaribooksonline.com/?uiCode=sdl&xmlId=9781598635072 ER -