Final Exam Study Flashcards
What are three creative events?
writing songs, performing songs, and recording songs
Three income/ revenue streams
music publishing, live performances, and recordings
Key players within the creative system
artist, publisher, personal manager,
key players within the business system
business manager, agent, personal manager, attorney
how much money does each member of the team make?
personal manager: 15-20% or gross income (before fees)
business manager: 5% of all monies earned
agent: 10% or the guarantee
attorney: $150-$600/hr or 5% of the value of the deal
producer deals
producers typically get 3-4 points (3-4%)
360 deals
means that the labels now want to share a total of the pie of an artists income
corporate level commissions
double commissions: management contracts are set up to commission at the corporate level
terms used in a management/ lawyer contract
attorneys draw up and look over contracts, advise clients about the law, involved in structuring deals and shaping artists’ business affairs, deals with corporate issues, trademark and licensing, lawsuits, negotiates contracts with other team members, labels, and publishers
Harry-Fox Agency
issues mechanical licenses for publishers; largest in U.S., charges 11.5% of gross monies collected for
the license.
DSP’s
digital service provider = Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube
Sound exchange
nonprofit organization that
collects performance royalties for sound recordings (masters)
streaming royalties
money paid to a songwriter, record label, publisher, producer, etc. every time a song is played
on-demand vs tethered
on-demand: can listen to any songs in a DSP’s database at anytime
tethered: conditional, yours as long as you pay the monthly fee
what is a retainer?
set monthly fee paid to attorney to retain their services (can be credited toward final bill or cover all services)
what are the 6 exclusive rights granted to you in copyright
The right to reproduce the work, the right to distribute copies of the work, the wight to perform the work publicly, the right to make a derivative work (work based off another work), the right to display the work publicly
what is the duration of copyright
it is now life plus 70 (70 years after the passing of the (last) creator)
what is not protected by copyright law
anything that is in your head, not in tangible form, essentially ideas
basics of registration: what forms to use, costs, where to register and why
register so you have the rights to your own songs, usually publisher..? will register your work for copyrights through the US Copyright Office
requirements of copyright
must be in a fixed tangible form
difference between phonorecord and a copyright
a phonorecord is audio only recordings, this excludes home video devices and means there is no compulsory license for dvd’s
what is a compulsory mechanical license? what is the current statutory rate?
compulsory mechanical license refers to the monies paid to copyright owners for the manufacture and distribution of records (9.1 cents)
what is a derivative work? give an example
it is work based off another work