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Authors: Amber Nicole Shavers
Publisher: American Bar Association
Publication Date: August 2013
Page Count: 349 pages
Trim size: 6 x 9-inch format
Format: soft-cover
 
There may be no more universal experience than losing yourself to a great song. And because the enjoyment and creation of music is such a part of being human--and has such revenue potential--it is an art that is widespread, deeply passionate, and often contentious. When combined with an industry in flux and constantly challenged by new media, you get an area of legal issues and developments that are fascinating and astonishingly varied.

The Little Book of Music Law discusses the history and cases surrounding the music business from the early 20th century through today. The cases include legal issues which have had significant effects on the evolution of the industry and are illuminated by the personalities, conflicts, and overwhelming talents within the music industry, including stories featuring Enrico Caruso, Frank Sinatra, Alan Freed, The Beatles, The Supremes, 2 Live Crew, and Eminem.

This book is for anyone interested in working in the music business, having a better understanding of it, or just enjoying an intriguing glimpse of it. It is for the casual observer as well as the industry insider. Beyond the court battles and the technology debates, what is very clear is that the demand for music, no matter the format, is stronger than ever, and this is an entertaining look at this most ubiquitous of arts.
Part One: 1900-1930s
 
Track 1
The Gramophone Chronicles:
Contributory Infringement and a
Rogue Record Retailer
 
Track 2
The Piano-Roll Rag:
Copy or Component?
 
Interlude
Ragtime, Blues, and Jazz:
The Birth of Modern Popular Music
 
Track 3
ASCAP Goes to Court for the First Time
 
Track 4
Edwin H. Armstrong:
The Ballad of the FM Radio Patent
 
Part Two: 1940s-1950s
 
Track 5
What Monopoly?
Radio Music Licensing Battles and the
ASCAP “Boycott” of 1941
 
Track 6
The Ripple Effect:
A Silver-Screen Legend Leaves a Lasting
Impression on the Music Industry
 
Track 7
Rum and Coca-Cola with a Twist of Calypso
 
Interlude
The Emergence of the Teen Idol
 
Track 8
Payola, Rock 'n' Roll, and the King of the
Moondoggers
 
Part Three: 1960s-1970s
 
Track 9
A Dream Girl Deferred:
The Story of a Fallen Supreme
 
Track 10
A Beatle, a Girl Group, and “Subconscious”
Copyright Infringement
 
Interlude
Proving Infringement Note by Note
 
Track 11
When the Manager Takes All:
You Can't Always Get What You Want
 
Part Four: 1980s-1990s
Track 12
“Don't Turn Your Back on Me”:
Mutiny at Motown
 
Track 13
The Filthy Fifteen and the Censorship Files:
Music Censorship in the 1980s and 1990s
 
Track 14
A Bittersweet Symphony:
A Bitter Side of Sampling
 
Interlude
Reimagining Copyright-
A Moral Rights Opportunity
 
Track 15
2 Live Crew Goes to Washington
Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, 510 U.S. 569 (1994).
 
Track 16
The Rise and Fall of a Boy-Band Impresario
 
Part Five: Twenty-First Century
 
Track 17
Game Over:
A Club Queen, a Video Game, and
Right of Publicity
 
Track 18
The Romantics Take On Guitar Hero
 
Interlude
Wall Street Sees Green in Music Publishing
 
Track 19
Does Protecting the Band Mean
Protecting the Brand?
The Doors in the Twenty-First Century
 
Interlude
Will the Real Temptations Please Stand Up?
 
Interlude
When the Fans Sue the Band
 
Track 20
The Politics of It All:
The Presidential Candidate and the Rock Star
 
Interlude
The Digital Domain
 
Track 21
Finally Got a (Bigger) Piece of the Pie:
Eminem, Royalties, and Music Downloads
 
Finale
Glossary
Notes
Playlists
Index
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