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Music Law: Managing a Band's Business

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Learn to avoid the major music business and legal pitfalls that can break bands apart, such as financial mismanagement and contract disputes.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. The Band as a Business
  • Who made you the manager?
  • Should you use a band partnership agreement?
  • Putting together a band partnership agreement
  • Who owns your band's name?
  • Who owns your band's songs?
  • Who owns the equipment?
  • Limiting the band's liability
2. Taking Care of Business
  • Contracts
  • Finances and taxes
  • Touring budgets
  • Protecting copyrights
  • Recording
  • Affiliating with collection organizations
  • Protecting your band name
  • Artwork
  • Hiring a lawyer
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Richard Stim

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