Entertainment law

Joyce David often speaks about the Music Business and covers the following topics:

1. How to copyright your work (http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/);

2. Various types of copyrights and the protection they afford;

3. Royalties - Soundscan and the Harry Fox Agency;

4. ASCAP, BMI and SESAC;

5. Trademarks and Servicemarks;

6. Contracts;

7. Works for Hire;

8. The Record Deal;

9. Producers, manager, agents and the other players in the music business;

10. The Internet & the music business;

Recommended reading:

This Business of Music, by Krasilovsky & Shemel, published by Billboard;

All You Need to Know About the Music Business, by Donald Passman, published by Simon & Schuster;

The Musician's Business & Legal Guide, edited by Mark Halloran, Esq., published by Prentice Hall;

Everything You'd Better Know About the Record Industry, by Kashif, published by Brooklyn Boy Books (www.brooklynboy.com);

Music Law - How to Run Your Band's Business, by Nolo Press - www.nolo.com;

Legal Aspects of the Music Industry, by Richard Schulenberg, published by Billboard;

Artist Management, published by Billboard.