Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business (Music Law, 3rd Ed)

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Summary: As important your guitar!
Review: This book is a MUST for every musician. You've got your guitar, your amp, now you need this book! Extremely readable-- answers all your questions and more. Practical advice on how to keep everyone in the band happy and avoid misunderstandings.

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Summary: Music Law contains two unique features
Review: This book is intended as a business and legal reference for bands or people who work with bands. It's written in plain language (not legalese) and is unique from other music business books in two ways: (1) it deals specifically with the issues faced by bands. For example, it includes sections on drafting band partnership agreements, doing band taxes, protecting band equipment, determining ownership of band songs, protecting band names and marketing band music and merchandise; and (2) it also provides contracts and forms on PC disk (for example, management contracts, sampling agreements, indy record and distribution contracts, etc.)

I'm always looking for way to improve the book so if you have any questions, comments or suggestions for future editions, let me know. ([e-mail])