Music: The Business
The Essential Guide to the Law and the Deals
Published on 7. July 2011
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-0-7535-3958-3 (ISBN)
Description
This essential and highly acclaimed guide, now updated and revised in its fifth edition, explains the possibilities and pitfalls of the British music industry, from the developments in new media, privacy, sponsorship and sampling to the expanding role of the internet and the dominance of digital music.
Drawing on her extensive experience as a media lawyer, Ann Harrison offers a unique, expert opinion on the deals, the contracts and the business as a whole. She examines in detail the changing face of the music business and provides absorbing case studies of huge stars such as Robbie Williams, Ms Dynamite and Elvis Presley. Fascinating, practical and comprehensive, this is the bible for the music industry and indispensable reading for any musical entrepreneur.
Drawing on her extensive experience as a media lawyer, Ann Harrison offers a unique, expert opinion on the deals, the contracts and the business as a whole. She examines in detail the changing face of the music business and provides absorbing case studies of huge stars such as Robbie Williams, Ms Dynamite and Elvis Presley. Fascinating, practical and comprehensive, this is the bible for the music industry and indispensable reading for any musical entrepreneur.
Reviews / Votes
"Harrison has cut a magnificent swathe through the legal jungle. Essential." * Record Collector * "The most comprehensive and accessible guide to the workings of the British music industry." * Daily Mirror * "An invaluable guide to the legal minefield" * Guitar Magazine * "An indispensable companion for any up-and-coming musician" * Future Music *More details
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ebury Publishing
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
653 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7535-3958-3 (9780753539583)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
05/2008
Virgin Books
€50.95
Article is exhausted; no reprint
Additional editions
E-Book
06/2011
1st Edition
Virgin Digital
€14.99
Available for download
Person
Ann Harrison runs her own successful legal consultancy. Formerly she was head of the music group at a leading media and entertainment law firm. Ann specialises in copyright and contract law mainly for the 'talent' and entrepreneurial end of the business: artists, songwriters, producers, managers, independent record labels and publishers.