From Library Journal
Published since 1964, This Business of Music is recognized as the industry textbook, and Krasilovsky, a music and copyright lawyer, offers broad and deep treatment of contracts, royalties, loans, tax issues, videos, and copyright. The new edition presents the industry in four parts: an overview, the record industry, music writers and publishers, and other aspects of the business. The coverage of technology makes sense of recent and coming changes to the laws affecting the industry, the new music delivery mechanisms, and the impact on the organizations that oversee performance rights. The writing is clear, and Krasilovsky presents complicated legal, financial, and strategic information without oversimplifying. An exceptionally rich appendix reprints important primary-source documents like the Berne Convention and the 1996 WIPO Memorandum. There is also a directory of music industry web sites. The attached CD-ROM contains copyright regulations and registration material along with numerous forms, agreements, and licenses. Both books are excellent references that improve and expand upon the earlier editions. All You Need To Know will be most appreciated by performers and writers, while This Business will be helpful to those who work on the business side.DJoan Pedzich, Harris Beach & Wilcox, Rochester, NY Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.


From Book News, Inc.
Cited in BCL3. An exhaustive reference on economic, legal, and financial aspects of the music business. Sections on recording companies and artists, music publishers and writers, and general industry aspects provide detailed information in areas such as contracts; independent record producers; work permits for foreign artists; copyright laws; public domain music; trademarks; music sampling; and taxation. Appendices offer extracts from copyright regulations, sample agreements, and current AFTRA rates. Includes forms for basic contracts and agreements. Distributed by Watson- Guptill. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.


Book Description
A perennial bestseller, this definitive guide to all legal, economic, and financial aspects of the music business better than ever in its revised, thoroughly updated new edition. This edition addresses the implications of MP3, the Copyright Term Extension Act, union treatment of digital music, and more. As this "bible of the music business" moves into its 40th year, the book's expanded scope addresses challenges and opportunities of a new century, including: MP3 record duplication, Internet sales, and cybercasting Digital record performance rights for artists and record companies New markets emerging from WIPO and GATT treaty enforcement of copyright protection against counterfeiters and bootleggers Greater reliance on major labels, further merging of powerful companies, and reduced record distribution by independents Revised markets opened by the European Economic Union and other consolidations The impact, both positive and negative, of growing motion picture and theater investments in the music business


About the Author
M. William Krasilovsky is and attorney specializing in music matters, a trustee of the Copyright Society of America, and an adjunct professor at New York University. Together with the late Sidney Shemel, he has coauthored This Business of Music since its debut in 1964. Contributing writer John Gross has been a practitioner of entertainment and music law for several decades in New York.

FROM OUR EDITORS

The authors of this perennial classic take their responsibilities seriously. Their thorough revision of this industry bible fast-forwards musicians and composing into the future, preparing them for the rapidly-changing realities of their business. It answers questions that we haven't even learned yet to ask: What are the possibilities of Internet sales? What must I know about digital record performance rights? What are the new markets emerging from WIPO and GATT treaty enforcement of copyright protection against counterfeiters and bootleggers? Will the further merging of powerful companies help you or hurt you? Whether you're a starving guitarist or a world-renowned composer, This Business of Music still keeps perfect pitch.

ANNOTATION

Since 1964, when it was first published, people working in every field of music have been turning to This Business of Music for answers to questions on legal, financial, or economic aspects of the industry. With an exhaustive appendix of standard industry forms and legal extracts, this bestseller continues in its role as the bible of the business side of music.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

An essential reference for music professionals, with nearly a quarter-million copies sold, this definitive guide to the industry has been completely updated to cover new technology, changes in the copyright law, and the implications of NAFTA.

SYNOPSIS

Providing a current reference for musicians, songwriters, agents and managers, and record labels, this book explains the complexities of contracts, copyrights, and royalties for anyone involved with the business side of music. The immense number of topics covered include national and international copyright law, master licensing, songwriter and publisher agreements, producer fees, and synchronization rights. The ninth edition has been updated to reflect current laws and technologies, and includes a handy checklist of important elements found in standard contracts. Original co-author Shemel died in 1994, but entertainment attorneys Krasilovsky and Gross continue to steward this time-tested reference. The book is distributed by Watson- Guptill. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

FROM THE CRITICS

Library Journal

Published since 1964, This Business of Music is recognized as the industry textbook, and Krasilovsky, a music and copyright lawyer, offers broad and deep treatment of contracts, royalties, loans, tax issues, videos, and copyright. The new edition presents the industry in four parts: an overview, the record industry, music writers and publishers, and other aspects of the business. The coverage of technology makes sense of recent and coming changes to the laws affecting the industry, the new music delivery mechanisms, and the impact on the organizations that oversee performance rights. The writing is clear, and Krasilovsky presents complicated legal, financial, and strategic information without oversimplifying. An exceptionally rich appendix reprints important primary-source documents like the Berne Convention and the 1996 WIPO Memorandum. There is also a directory of music industry web sites. The attached CD-ROM contains copyright regulations and registration material along with numerous forms, agreements, and licenses. Both books are excellent references that improve and expand upon the earlier editions. All You Need To Know will be most appreciated by performers and writers, while This Business will be helpful to those who work on the business side.--Joan Pedzich, Harris Beach & Wilcox, Rochester, NY Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.\

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