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Breaking Down The Basics Of Music Copyright, And Examining The First Of The 6 Legal Rights: Distribution.
Breaking down the basics of music copyright, and examining the first of the 6 legal rights: Distribution.
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Clear Channel/Live Nation Monopoly Case Nearing Dismissal
An anti-competition case dating back a decade may have finally concluded with a 63-page decision that Clear Channel/Live Nation does not have a monopoly on rock concerts. On Monday the judge in the case granted summary judgment on motions regarding the Denver and Los Angeles markets and granted the defendant's motion to dismiss the testimony of Dr. Owen R. Phillips.
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You’re an artist, you want to succeed, you recorded music. What do you do next?
Below is a blueprint that, if you apply over the next year to six months, should increase your chances of success. Some of you may already be doing/have done many of these things, and should start where it makes sense. Others may need to start at step one.
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On Monday night, Seventh and T streets NW will fill the familiar bustle of concertgoers queueing up for a show. They'll field through a glamorous marble lobby, perhaps pause at a long, illuminated bar and wait excitedly for the velvet curtains to part on a perfomance by breakout Washington rapper Wale. But it won't be lost on anyone what they're also here for: to see the Howard Theatre, once the nucleus of Washington's Black Broadway, shine again.
It took only three decades.
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If your aim as an artist is to purely chase a record deal as a means to succeeding in this business, I will tell you right now that you are doomed for failure. You can throw all the trumped up statistics around that you want, but fundamentally your chances of actually landing a record deal are extremely slim. Furthermore, your chances of actually making money directly from that deal are pretty much zero.
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