Music Rights Unveiled: A Filmmaker's Guide to Music Rights and Licensing (American Film Market Presents)

Music Rights Unveiled
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
1. Introduction: The Wild West, We Meet Again
2. The Law: For Those Respecting the Law, We Salute You. For the Rebels, There is No Such Thing as Free Music
	Purpose
	History
	Duration of Copyright
	What is Copyrightable and What are the Rights it Protects?
	Music Copyright
	Finding the Copyright Owner
	Copyright Splits
	Infringement of Copyright
	Fair Use Defense
	Fair Use in Advertising
	Credits in Fair Use
	Public Domain
	The Internet
3. Background and History: When Synchs Outshine Soundtracks
4. Music Supervisors: Every Project Can Use a Little Music Supervision
5. Finding Music: A Community of Composers, Libraries and Representatives
	Hire a Composer
	Production Music Libraries
	Commercial Music
	Discovery
6. The Process of Securing Rights: A Step-By-Step Guide to Avoiding Mistakes, Because What You Don’T Know Can Cost You
	Research Tools
	Cue Sheet
	Initial Rights Vs. Options
	Price
	Step Deals
	Most Favored Nations or Mfn
	Public Television
7. Brand Personality, Identity and Recognition: People Rank Music as More Difficult to Live Without Than Sports, Movies and Newspapers
	Composing a Jingle
	Song Placement and the Use of Licensed Music in Ads
	Re-Recording a Known Song
	References
8. Digital Media and Digital Platforms: Welcome to the Digital Era in All Its Forms
	All Internet/Digital Streaming Rights
	Video-On-Demand Streaming Services
	Options
	Step Deals
	Youtube
	Social Media
	Digital Marketing and Advertising
	Videogames and Apps
9. For the Artist: There is a Musician in All of Us
10. Conclusion: Parting Words of Encouragement
Glossary
Index