The Music Business-A Legal Perspective: Music and Live Performances

by Peter Muller

Overview

Muller's work is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to the major agreements prevalent in the recording and music entertainment industry today. Muller begins with the basics of the personal management and agency agreement and then examines the types of agreements a successful musician/group would encounter: recording and performance rights, film, commercials, tours, and personal appearances. Examples of the agreement forms currently being used are provided in an appendix. The book concludes with a bibliography and general subject index.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780899307022
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/20/1993
Series:	Music and Live Performances Series
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

PETER MULLER is an attorney-at-law with extensive experience in the entertainment business. His clients have included noted performers, entertainment industry professionals and organizations. He is the former President of ACA Joe. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at New York University, teaching a course on entertainment law. Among his earlier publications is Show Business Law (Quorum Books, 1991).

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Personal Management Agreement
The Agency Agreement
The Songwriter/Publisher Agreement
The Co-Publishing Agreement
The Administration Agreement
The Recording Agreement
The Artist/Producer Agreement
The Artist Side Letter Agreement Between the Artist and the Producer
The Performing Rights Society Agreement
The Mechanical License Agreement
The Licensing Agreement
The Print Rights Agreement
The Film Producer/Composer Agreement
The Synchronization License
The Foreign License Agreement
The Tour Merchandising Agreement
The Artist Agreement for Commercials, Advertising and Personal Appearances
The Lounge Act Agreement
The License Agreement for Mass Market Distribution of Artist's Recording
The Tour Sponsorship Agreement
Copyright
Appendix
Index