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What is Your Favorite Song? Take a moment to think about how you listen to music. Whether it’s on the radio, on vinyl, on an »
What is Your Favorite Song? Take a moment to think about how you listen to music. Whether it’s on the radio, on vinyl, on an »
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 »
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Why We Wrote This Guide Successful and well-known artists function like businesses. As with any business, there is a team of people working together toward a »
Why We Wrote This Guide Albums, singles, LPs, EPs, mixtapes, compilations — the music industry uses a whole host of classifications for commercial releases. As technology evolves »
Why We Wrote This Guide The American government and others offer legal protections to those who create intellectual property. This guide has been written to explain »
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 »
Why We Wrote This Guide This guide serves as a logical continuation of our previous guide, the Digital Download [https://exploration.io/digital-downloads/]. In order to »
Why We Wrote This Guide This guide serves as a logical counterpart to our On-Demand Streaming [https://exploration.io/what-is-on-demand-streaming/] guide, which itself serves as a »
Table of Contents 360 Deal Administration Deal Advances Album Cycle A&R Department Artist Site Back Catalogue Black Box Blanket Licenses Bundled Services Business Manager »
Why We Wrote This Guide In 2017, paid audio-streaming subscriptions increased by 45.5% worldwide. Additionally, digital revenues accounted for over half of all revenue from »
Why We Wrote This Guide The terms “major” and “indie” (independent) can be applied to many different entities in the music business. While we most often »
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 »
Why We Wrote This Guide This guide serves as a resource to grant interested parties a better understanding of print rights and how they function within »
Why We Wrote This Guide Lyrics are integral to modern music. Many of the most compelling songs in the world use lyrics to tell a story »
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, »
Why We Wrote This Guide Music Business World [https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/artists-are-missing-out-on-tens-of-millions-of-dollars-from-neighbouring-rights-iafar-is-trying-to-fix-the-problem/] reported in 2019 that neighboring rights account for over $2.6 billion. In »
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 »
Who This Guide Is For * Producers that want to sample copyrighted sound recordings in their work. * Recording Artists [https://exploration.io/what-is-a-recording-artist/] that want to explore »
Why We Wrote This Guide There is a lot of video content out there, and much of it uses music! Synchronization licensing is the process by »
Why We Wrote This Guide An airport cafe is bustling with travelers on a Monday morning. The sweet and familiar opening of “Come On Eileen” comes »
Why We Wrote This Guide For over a century now, American copyright law has worked to create and maintain a system that ensures copyright owners are »
Why We Wrote This Guide This guide serves as a comprehensive resource to grant interested parties a better understanding of SoundExchange and its unique function within »
Why We Wrote This Guide Music Reports (MRI) is another major royalty collection entity in the United States. This organization services a variety of agreements to »
Why We Wrote This Guide The Harry Fox Agency administers various royalties [https://exploration.io/what-is-a-mechanical-license/] to songwriters [https://exploration.io/what-is-a-songwriter/] and music publishers [https: »
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