Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business

by Richard Stim Attorney

How to make your band a huge business success Whether you’re recording an album, budgeting a tour, or livestreaming concerts, you need solid information to make the right legal and business choices.  Music Law is the all-in-one guide you need. Written by musician and lawyer Rich Stim, it explains everything you need This is the most useful business and legal guide for bands and independent musicians. Completely updated to provide the latest in the law and current business practices, it covers music licensing and trends in livestreaming and other new revenue sources.

Genres: Music, Business

560 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1998

Reviews

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Music Law" is a great book and explains, in very simple terms, the important aspects of entertainment law for bands. I also liked how the author gave template forms and an explaination of those forms. For example, there are record deal contracts, release forms, distribution agreements, etc.

[Daniel Watkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative and up to date. I'll definitely be returning to the book if my band ever makes any money.

[Jeffrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Your band is a business." I recommend this book to anyone who has formed a band. It is an excellent way to understand the basics of the music business, but more importantly how to avoid common conflict within bands before they happen. Who owns the music? Who owns the equipment? These do not seem that important before you make much money, but it can end friendships and break up bands without some precautions.

Like many books in the Nolo collection, it provides many legal forms that you can fill out to set up your band's business and clear up common conflicts before they happen. Highly recommended.

[Meredith · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really good read. I got going with it today, while my daughter was resting and couldn't put it down. Very informative, with lots of helpful "what if" scenarios, without being too dry and technical - just technical enough. Reassuring to know I'm on the right track, but it also enlightened me as to details I might have overlooked otherwise. A must-have for any indie-musician's bookshelf.

[Peter Bufano · Rating 4 out of 5]

It has a lot of information and forms particularly for people in bands. Like agreements between band members. But the parts I like are about publishing and copyright law. You have to read about these laws, don't guess and hope for the best.

[Travis A. Hebert Tah ]]| · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[L'Aurence Durr]

I think that this book will be THE UTMOST informative authority on MUSIC LAW until the next edition comes out.