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What are Music Industry Consent Decrees?

Although rarely brought up in casual conversation or mentioned in the news, the consent decrees imposed by the U.S. Department of Justice on ASCAP and »

What is an Exploration Audit?

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Music Industry Contracts

Why We Wrote This Guide Contracts are the primary tools that entities in the music industry use to enter into business relationships with one another. This »

What is On-Demand Music Streaming?

Why We Wrote This GuideThis guide serves as a logical continuation of our previous guide, the Digital Download. In order to better understand the context and »

What is Non-Interactive Music Streaming?

Why We Wrote This GuideThis guide serves as a logical counterpart to our On-Demand Streaming guide, which itself serves as a counterpart to our Digital Download »

How Does the Music Modernization Act Work?

The Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (MMA) was signed into law on October 11, 2018. The provisions of the MAA have overhauled several aspects »

What is a Digital Download?

Why We Wrote This Guide Over the last decade, the digital music industry has gained significant momentum. Many digital platforms—streaming services, downloads, digital media players, »

What is Work for Hire?

Why We Wrote This Guide Work for Hire agreements are a popular mode of contractual interaction between various people and entities in the music business. Due »

What is an ISWC?

Why we wrote this guide With thousands of songs being downloaded and streamed across physical and digital mediums, it’s a daunting task to get accurate »

What is an ISRC?

Why we wrote this guide As consumers take advantage of technology to stream and download music across a growing assortment of applications, it has become harder »

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