MUSIC & DIGITAL MEDIA (Spring 2020)

  • Chris Bavitz (Harvard Law School)

Christopher T. Bavitz | Spring 2020 Seminar | Monday 5:00pm - 7:00pm | 2 Credits

This course explores legal issues relating to the creation, exploitation, and protection of music and other content. It focuses on traditional regimes and models and the ways new technologies have affected strategies involved in making and distributing content. The seminar balances doctrinal and policy concerns with day-to-day legal and business practices and skills relevant to practitioners.

9 DIGITAL SALES AND DISTRIBUTION (2 OF 2): Revenues and Accounting Practices, Transparency in Royalty Accounting, Rightsowner Identification, Rights Registries, and Challenges to the Licensing Paradigm (Spring 2019) 9 DIGITAL SALES AND DISTRIBUTION (2 OF 2): Revenues and Accounting Practices, Transparency in Royalty Accounting, Rightsowner Identification, Rights Registries, and Challenges to the Licensing Paradigm (Spring 2019)

9.1 ONLINE ONLY (Spring 2019) 9.1 ONLINE ONLY (Spring 2019)

9.1.1. Ben Sisario, "David Lowery Sues Spotify for Copyright Infringement," The New York Times (December 29, 2015)

Ben Sisario, "David Lowery Sues Spotify for Copyright Infringement," The New York Times (December 29, 2015)

9.1.2. Mike Masnick, "Understanding David Lowery's Lawsuit Against Spotify: The Insanity of Music Licensing," Techdirt (January 5, 2015), read all

Mike Masnick, "Understanding David Lowery's Lawsuit Against Spotify: The Insanity of Music Licensing," Techdirt (January 5, 2015), read all

9.1.3. Rethink Music (an Initiative of Berklee Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship), "Fair Music: Transparency and Payment Flows in the Music Industry," Berklee College of Music (July 2015), skim all

Rethink Music (an Initiative of Berklee Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship), "Fair Music: Transparency and Payment Flows in the Music Industry," Berklee College of Music (July 2015), skim all

9.1.4. Klementina Milosic, "GRD's Failure," Music Business Journal (August 2015), read all

Klementina Milosic, "GRD's Failure," Music Business Journal (August 2015), read all

9.1.5. Benji Rogers, "How the Blockchain and VR Can Change the Music Industry (Part 1)," Medium -- Cuepoint (November 23, 2015), read all

Benji Rogers, "How the Blockchain and VR Can Change the Music Industry (Part 1)," Medium -- Cuepoint (November 23, 2015), read all

9.1.6. Benji Rogers, "Benji Rogers, "How the Blockchain and VR Can Change the Music Industry (Part 2)", Medium -- Cuepoint (February 24, 2016), read all

Benji Rogers, "Benji Rogers, "How the Blockchain and VR Can Change the Music Industry (Part 2)", Medium -- Cuepoint (February 24, 2016), read all

9.1.7. "Artist Revenue Streams," Future of Music Coalition, skim all

"Artist Revenue Streams," Future of Music Coalition, skim all

9.1.8. "42 Revenue Streams," Future of Music Coalition, skim all

"42 Revenue Streams," Future of Music Coalition, skim all

9.1.9. Kevin Gray, "Kobalt Changed the Rules of the Music Industry Using Data -- And Saved It," Wired.co.uk (May 1, 2015)

Kevin Gray, "Kobalt Changed the Rules of the Music Industry Using Data -- And Saved It," Wired.co.uk (May 1, 2015)

9.1.10. William Fisher, Promises to Keep, Stanford University Press (2004), Chapter 6: "An Alternative Compensation System," (CC BY 3.0), read pp. 1 - 22

William Fisher, Promises to Keep, Stanford University Press (2004), Chapter 6: "An Alternative Compensation System," (CC BY 3.0), read pp. 1 - 22