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music law wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 definitions 2 copyright 3 publishing 4 performance licensing 5 business 6 references 7 further reading 8 external links toggle the table of contents music law 1 language deutsch edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia legal aspects of the music industry this article needs more citations please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed find sources music law news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2017 learn how and when to remove this message music law refers to legal aspects of the music industry and certain legal aspects in other sectors of the entertainment industry the music industry includes record labels music publishers merchandisers the live events sector and of course performers and artists the terms music law and entertainment law along with business affairs are used by the music and entertainment industry and should not be thought of as academic definitions indeed music law covers a range of traditional legal subjects including intellectual property law copyright law trademarks image publicity rights design rights competition law bankruptcy law contract law defamation and for the live events industry immigration law health and safety law and licensing while foundational norms have gradually been established for music law in western nations other parts of the world maintain unique traditions that impact music s legal status in the context of both heritage preservation and enormous national arts entertainment industries including china 1 and india 2 definitions edit a compilation refers to work formed from already existing materials in a way that forms its own original work including collective works copies are physical objects that hold fix or embody a work such as a music tape film cd statue play or printed sheet music sound recordings can refer to any audio recording including the sound accompanying motion pictures copyright owner is the entity that legally owns rights to a work 3 performance the copyright holder has the exclusive right to perform the work in public or to license others to perform it the right applies to literary musical dramatic and choreographic works pantomimes and motion pictures and other audiovisual works 4 playing a cd in public or showing a film in public is performing the work copyright edit main article copyright this section is empty you can help by adding to it january 2025 publishing edit publishing is the primary source of income for musicians writing their own music citation needed money collected from the publishing rights is ultimately destined for songwriters the composers of works whether or not they are the recording artist or performer often songwriters will work for a musical ensemble to help them with musical aspects of the composition but here again the writer of the song is the owner of it and will own the copyrights in the song and thus will be entitled to the publishing revenues copyrights in compositions are not the same as sound recordings a recording artist can record a song and sell it to another band or company as a result that particular company will own the recording but not the song the original writer will always maintain the copyright for that particular song the publishing money is connected to the copyright so the owner will be the only one making money off of the song itself all successful songwriters will join a collection society such as ascap and bmi in the usa socan in canada jasrac in japan gema in germany and prs for music in the uk etc and many will enter into agreements with music publishing companies who will exploit their works on the songwriters behalf for a share of ownership although many of these deals involve the transfer assignment of copyright from the songwriter to the music publisher both the recorded music sector and music publishing sector have their foundations in intellectual property law and all of the major recording labels and major music publishers and many independent record labels and publishers have dedicated business and legal affairs departments with in house lawyers whose role is not only to secure intellectual property rights from recording artists performers and songwriters but also to exploit those rights and protect those rights on a global basis there are a number of specialist independent law firms around the world who advise on music and entertainment law whose clients include recording artists performers producers songwriters labels music publishers stage and set designers choreographers graphic artists games designers merchandisers broadcasters artist managers distributors collection societies and the live events sector which further includes festivals venues promoters booking agents and production service providers such as lighting and staging companies performance licensing edit main article music licensing this section is empty you can help by adding to it january 2025 business edit the us government views artists that give concerts and sell merchandise as a business bands that tour internationally will also face a plethora of legislation around the world including health and safety laws immigration laws and tax legislation also many relationships are governed by often complex contractual agreements in the us it is important for musicians to get legal business licenses these can be obtained at a city hall or local government center the business license will require the tracking of sales wages and gigs a tax id is also necessary for all businesses musicians that fail to comply with the tax id process and do not report their profits and losses to the government can face serious consequences with the irs references edit li juqian 2022 china s legal framework for supporting protection and sustainability of artistic heritage in david g hebert and jonathan mccollum eds ethnomusicology and cultural diplomacy lexington books rowman littlefield pp 297 311 isbn 9781793642912 choudhary karan 2022 cultural heritage and music diplomacy the legal framework in india in david g hebert and jonathan mccollum eds ethnomusicology and cultural diplomacy lexington books rowman littlefield pp 277 295 isbn 9781793642912 copyright law of the united states u s copyright office 17 u s c 106 4 further reading edit hill iain kemp chris eds health safety aspects in the live music industry cambridge entertainment technology press isbn 1 904031 22 6 schulenberg richard legal aspects of the music industry new york billboard books watson guptill publications isbn 0 8230 8364 0 kanaar nicholas phillips chris music business agreements london sweet maxwell 3rd edition isbn 978 1 84703 905 7 rosen ronald s music and copyright oxford oxford university press isbn 0 19 533836 7 harrison ann music the business london virgin books 3rd edition isbn 1 85227 013 6 lindenbaum john music sampling and copyright law princeton university center for the arts and cultural studies april 1999 online standler ronald b music copyright law in the usa 2008 2009 online richard phillip lawyers in the music industry no bullshit management nov 2012 online music copyright law educational cyberplayground inc 1997 online frith simon lee marshall eds music and copyright edinburgh 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