Music Copyright: An Essential Guide for the Digital Age

Today's music marketplace is more complex than any previous era. It's easy to feel paralyzed by the plethora of digital services and business models, to say nothing of corresponding revenue streams-all of which are established by copyright. In simple and easy-to-read language, Music Copyright: An Essential Guide for the Digital Age takes readers step-by-step through the world of music copyright, giving the practical tools to navigate this complex system. Casey Rae demystifies the laws, business practices, and trends that enable-and sometimes frustrate-a rapidly evolving industry and empowers music creators, music managers, technology entrepreneurs to make informed decisions around copyright.

Learn the exclusive rights that attach to expressive works, and how those rights correspond to different roles and royalties within the music marketplace. The book offers step-by-step information on protecting and registering copyrights, with up-to-date explanations of recent developments in the courts and Congress that impact music copyright at a granular level. Here are strategies for music licensing in today's global marketplace, along with information on how to sign up for royalty collection societies, as well as an array of other useful organizations and services.