Music IP & Stakeholders

Issues, articles, and case law

  • Jeremy Peters (Wayne State University)

While this is *not* a law course, it is a course about certain laws and how the formation, application, and manipulation of those laws determine power relationships between parties with interests that may align but at times compete. Credit must go to Chris Bavitz at Harvard Law, whose original casebook was the inspiration for what I've compiled here. 

Each section corresponds with a module in the class. Those modules, other readings, and the assignments for the class are available on the Wayne State University Canvas site. 

NB: This casebook is licensed under a creative commons license, although that license likely does not apply to the articles linked herein. 

1 Introduction 1 Introduction

1.1. Ingham: "Could Music Companies Help Black Artists By Adjusting Old Record Deals?," Rolling Stone (June 8, 2020)

Ingham: "Could Music Companies Help Black Artists By Adjusting Old Record Deals?," Rolling Stone (June 8, 2020)
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Music IP & Stakeholders

Jeremy Peters

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Table of contents

  1. 1

    Introduction

    1. 1.1

      Ingham: "Could Music Companies Help Black Artists By Adjusting Old Record Deals?," Rolling Stone (June 8, 2020)

  2. 2

    Music & Copyright Law

  3. 3

    Copyright Alternatives & Other IP

  4. 4

    Originality, Similarity, Infringement, Sampling & Fair Use

  5. 5

    Contracts, Agreements, & Negotiations

  6. 6

    Recording Artists, Labels, & Recording Agreements

  7. 7

    Songwriters, Publishers, & Publishing Agreements

  8. 8

    Collective Rights Organizations

  9. 9

    Music Licensing & Third-Party Usages

  10. 10

    Venues, Live Performances, & Performance Agreements

  11. 11

    Music Retail

  12. 12

    Unions, Guilds, Managers, Agents & Attorneys

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