Music Law: How to Run Your Band’s Business, 10th Edition PDF
How to make your band a huge business success Whether you’re recording an album, budgeting a tour, or livestreaming concerts, you need solid information to make the right legal and business choices. Music Law is the all-in-one guide you need. Written by musician and lawyer Rich Stim, it explains everything you need to:
- write a partnership agreement
- buy, insure, and maintain equipment
- use samples and do covers
- sell and license your music
- get royalties for streaming and downloads
- deal with taxes and deductions
- find the right manager and write a fair contract
- get gigs and get paid
- protect your copyright legally
- deal with legal issues in the recording studio, and
- negotiate record contracts
This is the most useful business and legal guide for bands and independent musicians. Completely updated to provide the latest in the law and current business practices, it covers music licensing and trends in livestreaming and other new revenue sources.
