Inside the Music Business

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1. Copyright 101...before you ask, or POST, please take a look! 1 2 3 4 5

   By daddymack, August 2, 2007
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   • ThomFromMyspace
   • September 1, 2018

2. 10 Things to Do Before You Release Your Album

   By sanctuarylane, March 12, 2006
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   • samal50
   • March 22, 2018

3. Stolen Instrument List 1 2 3 4 14

   By Screaming Stone, September 4, 2007
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   • Screaming Stone
   • June 23, 2015

4. The difference between ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, and SoundExchange

   By daddymack, February 4, 2015
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   • daddymack
   • February 4, 2015

5. Music License Primer...

   By daddymack, February 22, 2014
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   • daddymack
   • February 22, 2014

6. Revenge of the Beatles: Paul Strikes Back

   By bill5, September 15, 2018
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   • Phil O'Keefe
   • August 22

7. What Genre is this song

   By tomyco, December 23, 2017
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   • jaxjaxon
   • December 10, 2018

8. Ownership of songs in collaborations

   By bionic_beats, December 3, 2018
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   • jaxjaxon
   • December 4, 2018

9. Is the union worth it?

   By WearyKnight, October 21, 2018
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   • daddymack
   • October 21, 2018

10. One-hit wonders: How much money do they make off of one?

    By Minning Around, November 18, 2016
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    • daddymack
    • October 1, 2018

11. Company that will create fewer than 100 CDs?

    By bill5, August 26, 2018
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    • bill5
    • August 31, 2018

12. CD Design?

    By kr236rk, July 26, 2018
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    • kr236rk
    • July 28, 2018

13. How can I find out if it's public domain?

    By Delmont, February 10, 2018
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    • bill5
    • June 18, 2018

14. Music band creation

    By chriskee, March 22, 2018
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    • Outkaster
    • April 20, 2018

15. Publishing rights -music libraries verses direct Question

    By tomyco, March 6, 2018
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    • daddymack
    • March 6, 2018

16. Any better way to protect the copyrights of your own music?

    By NowIWannaBeAGoodBoy, March 1, 2018
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    • daddymack
    • March 1, 2018

17. Can I do This??

    By tomyco, February 10, 2018
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    • tomyco
    • February 10, 2018

18. Is it legal to use audio files from a YouTube video?

    By KevinTJH, January 19, 2017
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    • Phil O'Keefe
    • January 30, 2018

19. What do they mean by Subscription based Online music library??

    By tomyco, January 19, 2018
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    • daddymack
    • January 20, 2018

20. "Clearing" songs for sync licensing etc.

    By Lorenzo13, December 5, 2017
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    • daddymack
    • December 17, 2017

21. Music Library interested in one of my songs

    By tomyco, December 8, 2017
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    • daddymack
    • December 9, 2017

22. ASCAP-BMI-SESAC

    By kcroes, November 21, 2017
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    • daddymack
    • November 22, 2017

23. is there not a latest "music business" book available since the industry has changed drastically?

    By samal50, September 17, 2017
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    • brmichals
    • November 14, 2017

24. What exactly is a master CD

    By tomyco, July 27, 2017
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    • Phil O'Keefe
    • July 28, 2017

25. One time gig with agency, venue wants us back

    By mike6lee6, January 5, 2017
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    • MrHarryReems
    • July 12, 2017

26. License versus Publisher royalties

    By tomyco, June 27, 2017
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    • daddymack
    • June 27, 2017

27. Music Endorsements Hack - How To Get Paid To Endorse The Equipment You Use

    By ckoehler, February 6, 2017
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    • ckoehler
    • February 6, 2017

28. What is legal to be mentioned in a song?

    By KevinTJH, December 25, 2016
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    • tlniec
    • January 2, 2017

29. Earn money by sharing with Facebook/Youtube?

    By AMRock, December 12, 2016
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    • daddymack
    • December 12, 2016

30. is "move to L.A." a thing of the past?

    By samal50, August 16, 2016
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    • Outkaster
    • November 22, 2016

31. Are bands legally a company?

    By zanshin777, July 15, 2016
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    • Bugster
    • November 17, 2016

32. Performing for Senior Centers and Nursing Homes 1 2 3

    By nitekattz2007, May 28, 2007
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    • 1mansaxband
    • November 9, 2016

33. What Do Musicians do When they Get Older? 1 2 3 4 8

    By sventvkg, March 4, 2011
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    • steve mac
    • November 4, 2016

34. Do ASCAP, BMI, SESAC work internationally?

    By zanshin777, July 18, 2016
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    • zanshin777
    • July 21, 2016

35. Why I Don’t Use Reverbnation For Email Marketing

    By ckoehler, July 17, 2016
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    • daddymack
    • July 18, 2016

36. Legal rules for demo CDs and web pages

    By Delmont, May 21, 2016
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    • Delmont
    • July 9, 2016

37. Hiring a session musician: royalty question 1 2

    By niceguy, May 14, 2012
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    • jeffersonparish
    • June 24, 2016

38. Songwriter contracts with libraries

    By jeffersonparish, June 15, 2016
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    • jeffersonparish
    • June 24, 2016

39. Using Already Taken Band Names

    By zanshin777, June 6, 2016
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    • zanshin777
    • June 22, 2016

40. Sharing The Money Between Band Members

    By zanshin777, November 30, 2015
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    • zanshin777
    • June 22, 2016

41. Finding musicians

    By GustavoWoltmann, June 6, 2016
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    • daddymack
    • June 6, 2016

42. how bands or artists get endorsements?

    By samal50, May 31, 2016
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    • daddymack
    • June 4, 2016

43. A SIMPLE GUIDE TO MUSIC PUBLISHING!

    By Jgoldsmith, May 17, 2016
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    • daddymack
    • May 17, 2016

44. Getting Started As a Live Sound Engineer...?

    By KotessMan, April 20, 2016
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    • Tomm Williams
    • May 14, 2016

45. What's difference between P and C copyright symbols?!

    By Dance123, March 5, 2004
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    • moody
    • April 13, 2016

46. Career Decisions

    By ACEROX, March 5, 2015
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    • Mellott
    • April 12, 2016

47. Parts of the Income of a Professional Musician

    By zanshin777, April 6, 2016
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    • daddymack
    • April 6, 2016

48. Music Rights Protection Agents

    By zanshin777, April 5, 2016
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    • zanshin777
    • April 6, 2016

49. So whos jaded? 1 2 3 4 5

    By joestanman, October 2, 2003
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    • Outkaster
    • March 23, 2016

50. Insuring Musical Instruments and Band Equipment

    By MDMachiavelli, March 4, 2016
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    • MDMachiavelli
    • March 18, 2016