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How The Music Business Works: 2nd Edition

Since its genesis, Exploration has tasked itself with documenting the intricate components of the music business — one of the most complex, infamous, and influential systems on Earth.

We wrote How The Music Business Works: 2nd Edition to explain how all the moving parts of this industry work in concert, both literally and figuratively.

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How The Music Business Works 2nd Edition

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1	The YouTube Guide for the Music Business
2	Organizations and Advocacy Groups of the Music Business
3	What is an ISRC?
4	What is an ISWC?
5	What is a Composition?
6	What is a Sound Recording?
7	What is a Songwriter?
8	What is a Recording Artist?
9	What is a Music Publisher?
10	What is a Record Label?
11	What is The Harry Fox Agency?
12	What is Music Reports?
13	What Is SoundExchange?
14	What is a Mechanical License?
15	What is a Public Performance License?
16	What is Synchronization Licensing?
17	What is a Master-Use License?
18	What is Work for Hire?
19	What are Neighboring Rights?
20	What is a Digital Download?
21	What are Lyric Rights?
22	What are Print Rights?
23	How Does the Music Modernization Act Work?
24	Major vs. Indie
25	What is Music Distribution?
26	A Glossary of Music Industry Terms
27	What is Non-Interactive Music Streaming?
28	What is On-Demand Music Streaming?
29	Music Industry Contracts
30	Copyright Registration
31	Types of Music Releases
32	The Team
33	What is an Exploration Audit?
34	What are Music Industry Consent Decrees?
35	A Bird's Eye View