How should you compensate a remixer? Music rights management comes down to two questions: Who owns what? Who’s owed what? In many musical collaborations, things like copyright and publishing splits … Continue reading
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Borrowing success: how to legally sample music
[This article was written by Jamie Davis-Ponce, and it originally appeared on the SonicBids Blog.] Often associated with hip hop, sampling occurs when songwriters and recording artists use borrowed sections … Continue reading
Remixing, Public Domain, and the Creative Commons License
[HELPFULAW FOR THE INDIE ARTIST is a monthly advice column on legal matters pertaining to the music industry. If you have a suggestion for a future article that you would like to … Continue reading
Music Copyright 101: The Basic Legal Lingo
Understanding music law. Even career musicians get timid when it comes to talking about intellectual property law. They may know the difference between the Lydian and Mixolydian modes like the backs … Continue reading