BAND LAW FOR BANDS - Tecno-Libro

This Second Edition of Band Law for Bands addresses the most common legal issues faced by music groups. it covers the fundamental issues bands face, including the importance of a band agreement and its key terms. how to protect your band name. which band members own your songs and recordings without an agreement setting forth those ownership rights, basics of drafting agreements governing ownership rights. registration of copyrights in your songs and recordings. how to make money from your songs and recordings. the key terms and pitfalls of recording, management, and agency contracts. and issues arising when a band dissolves. . it should become your first source of information when your band confronts a legal issue. Barry irwin is a lawyer who, for the last twenty-four years has practiced in the area of intellectual property litigation and entertainment law. He has first-chaired many high-stakes patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, restrictive covenant, unfair competition and an