Sound investment : the story of sound recording copyright / Richard Osborne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osborne, Richard, author.

Series:

Alternate Takes: Critical Responses to Popular Music.

Alternate Takes: Critical Responses to Popular Music

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Copyright--Sound recordings.

Copyright.

Copyright--Music.

Music trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.

Summary:

"Record companies have derived contractual power and economic security. Their ownership places recording artists in an inferior legislative position, not only to the companies but also to their songwriting counterparts. Sound Investment tells the story of sound recording copyright. It exposes the activities of record companies as they lobbied for this right and claimed it for themselves, and looks at the consequences of this ownership. Sound recording copyright also affects music, resulting in distinctive regulations regarding the infringement, versioning and licensing of recorded works. It encourages recording artists to cast themselves as composers if they wish to use copyright as a means for artistic recompense. Yet copyright is complex and contestable. This book addresses the changing environment as artists increasingly assume ownership of their recordings. It utilizes the history of this copyright to point towards the future, exploring alternatives to the existing copyright regime."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Art

2. Commerce

3. Performance

4. Composition

5. Infringement

6. Reform

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781501345944

150134594X

9781501345937

1501345931

OCLC:

1295394054