Copyright in the Music Industry
A Practical Guide to Exploiting and Enforcing Rights
Hayleigh Bosher
Abstract
This chapter explains how the contracts that you might have with these people work. It includes a basic introduction to what a contract is and how they work and then provides some information on some of the relevant contracts that you will come across in the music industry; collaborator agreements including band and group contracts, as well as contracts individual contributors such as songwriters, vocalists, producers and session musicians. It then covers the main music deals; management contracts, recording contracts and publishing contracts. Lastly, it mentions sponsorship, product placement, influencer and merchandise agreements.
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