Music and Copyright

Book Overview

Copyright lies at the very heart of the music business. It determines how music is marketed, artists are rewarded, and all the uses to which their work is put. And copyright claims and counter-claims are the source of recurring conflict: Who wrote what and when? Who owns these sounds? What are you allowed to do with them? Disputes about copying and theft are becoming ever noisier with digital technology and the new possibilities of sampling and downloading...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415972531
• ISBN13: 9780415972536
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.2"