Subjects:

Media and Entertainment Law

Contents:

The copyright framework

moral rights

copyright in practice - the PRS

the business - case study of a band

management - including specimen terms

record contracts - negotiation and drafting

publishing contracts

merchandizing

touring

explanation of terms and formats

the future.

Music contracts have special features that necessitate knowledge both of the business and intellectual property aspects of the area. Nigel Lipton's book provides a legally authoritative single volume practitioner's text on the area that spans the IP and business aspects in an easy-to-use format.