Links

A selection of useful links:

United Kingdom

A Greener Festival www.agreenerfestival.org
AIM (Association of Independent Music) www.musicindie.org
Andy Booth article in The Times by Alex Wade http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/columnists/alex_wade/article2407902.ece
APRS Association of Professional Recording Services www.aprs.co.uk
Arts Council of Great Britain www.artscouncil.org.uk
Association of United Recording Artists (AURA) http://www.aurauk.com
Attitude Is Everything - improving access for disabled people http://www.artsline.org.uk/attitude/
BBC Radio One (band name advice) http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/startingout/namesp08.shtml
BPI (British Phonographic Industries) www.bpi.co.uk
British Association of Record Dealers (BARD) www.bardltd.com
British Music Rights www.bmr.org
City University's excellent guide to the law for UK law students http://www.lawbore.net
Consilio - an online magazine for UK law students http://www.spr-consilio.com
Copyright, Designs & Patents Act 1988 (as amended & consolidated) http://www.patent.gov.uk/cdpact1988.pdf
Copyright Law & The Ethics of Sampling
http://www.low-life.fsnet.co.uk/copyright/part2.htm#historyofcopyright
Davenport Lyons (solicitors) http://www.davenportlyons.com/html/legal_services/articles/music_entertainment/music_industry_1996.html
DCMS Departmemt of Culture Medias and Sport www.culture.gov.uk
Digital Freedom www.digitalfreedom.org
E-festivals http://www.efestivals.co.uk/
FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft) http://www.fact-uk.org.uk
Independent Music Law Advice http://www.musiclawadvice.co.uk / Contact: elliot@musiclawadvice.co.uk
Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys http://www.itma.org.uk/intro/index.htm
Intute: Social Sciences http://www.intute.ac.uk
IPR helpdesk www.helpdesk.org
Lee & Thompson (solicitors) Guide to music industry agreements http://www.leeandthompson.com/MusicGuide/index.html
MCPS mechanical Copyright Protection Society www.mcps.co.uk
MCPS-PRS Alliance www.mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk
M J Simkins (solicitors) http://www.simkins.co.uk/articles/default.aspx
Music Managers Forum (MMF) www.ukmmf.net
Music Producers Guild (MPG) www.mpg.org.uk
Music Tank www.musictank.co.uk
Musicians Union (MU) http://www.musiciansunion.org.uk/holdingPage.php?flash=true
National Arenas Association http://www.ilmc.com/naa/index.html
National Outdoor Events Association http://www.noea.org.uk
National Venue & Promoter Directory www.artscouncil.org.uk/documents/publications/342pdf
Own-It - Creative London Intellectual Property Advice Service http://www.own-it.org
Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) http://www.ppluk.com
Performing Artists' Media Rights Association (PAMRA) http://www.pamra.org.uk
Pro-Music (UK) http://www.pro-music.org
PSA Production Services Association http://www.psa.org.uk/index.asp
Record of the Day http://www.recordoftheday.com
Royalties Reunited (information) http://www.royaltiesreunited.co.uk
Safe Concerts www.safeconcerts.com
Security Industry Authority http://www.the-sia.org.uk/home/
Security Park - topical articles on security and the SIA http://www.securitypark.co.uk
Sound Advice - The New Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 will affect all sectors of the music industry - including clubs, pubs, venues, theatres, live events, festivals, dance studios, schools, colleges and recordings studios. This website explains all. The regulations become effective in April 2008 www.soundadvice.info
Swan Turton (solicitors) http://www.swanturton.co.uk/home.aspx
The Publican - topical articles on licensing laws in the UK http://www.thepublican.com
The White Book www.whitebook.co.uk
The Glastonbury Festival www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
UK Trade Mark search (Patent Office) http://webdb4.patent.gov.uk/tm/text
Valley Security & Fire Protection Services http://www.valleysecurity.co.uk
Virtual Festivals http://www.virtualfestivals.com

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USA

AMRA (American Mechanical Rights Agency) http://www.amermechrights.com/
AMS (American Musicological Society) http://www.sas.upenn.edu/music/ams/
ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) http://www.ascap.com/index.html
BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc) http://bmi.com/
California Labor Law Digest http://www.calchamber.com/gate/cbc/california-labor-law
- Plus: information on California's heat related illness regulations for outdoor workers http://www.calchamber.com/gate/cbc/heat-illness-safety-products
Copyright Law in the US http://www.copyright.gov/laws/
EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) http://www.eff.org
E-tips IP newsletter archive http://www.dww.com/newsletter/archive.html
Festival finder http://www.festivalfinder.com/
Free Advice on Intellectual Property Law http://law.freeadvice.com/intellectual_property/music_law/
Free Patents Online http://www.freepatentsonline.com
Future of Music http://www.futureofmusic.org/articles/
Guide to the duration of copyrights http://www.bromsun.com/practice/copyrights/flowchart.html
Heraty Law LLP http://www.heratylaw.com
HFA (The Harry Fox Agency) http://www.harryfox.com/
Ivan Hoffman (attorney) www.ivanhoffman.com
LawGirl (the interactive site for arts and entertainment law) http://www.lawgirl.com
Lawyer IQ http://www.lawyeriq.com
Law Office of Alan Korn http://www.alankorn.com
Michael McCready (attorney) www.music-law.com/home.htm
MLA (Music Library Association) http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/
MMF US (Music Managers Forum) http://www.mmfus.com/
MPA (Music Publishers' Association) http://www.mpa.org/agency/pal.html
MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) http://www.mpaa.org
NAC (National Association of Composers) http://www.music-usa.org/nacusa/
NMPA (National Music Publishers' Association) http://nmpa.org/
Personal Injury Law http://www.dulaneylauerthomas.com/resources.cfm
RBS (Ronald B Standler's links for music copyright law)
- Collection of links: http://www.rbs2.com/copyrm.htm
- Essay on music copyright law: http://www.rbs2.com/copyrm.pdf
RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) http://www.riaa.com/default.asp
U.S. Copyright Office http://www.copyright.gov
SamplingLaw Blogspot A blog dedicated to fostering knowledge and debate about American copyright law and its impact on derivative culture, such as musical sampling www.samplinglaw.blogspot.com
SESAC ( US Performing Right Organisation) http://www.sesac.com
Sound Exchange http://www.soundexchange.com
Superswell http://www.superswell.com/samplelaw/lawyers.html
Useful Copyright Forms http://www.copyright.gov/forms/

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International

Campaign For Digital Rights http://www.eucd.org/faq/
Copyright Legislation Amendment Bill 2004 (Australia) http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/Repository/Legis/ems/Linked/30110400.pdf
Electronic Frontiers Foundation www.eff.org
European Intellectual Property Rights Helpdesk http://www.ipr-helpdesk.org
European Law Student's Association http://www.elsalondon.org & http://www.elsa.org
Flag images http://www.bizforms.com/flags.htm / http://www.bizforms.com/flags2.htm
IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry www.ifpi.org
ILMC (International Live Music Conference www.ilmc.com
ILMC Safety Focus Group safety rocks www.safety-rocks.org
Intellectual Property Law of the People's Republic of China (PRC) http://www.novexcn.com/intellectual_main.html
International Jazz Festival Organisation http://www.ijfo.org/
IPKat WebLog - Simply THE BEST analysis of IP copyright, trade mark, patent and design issues on the web http://ipkitten.blogspot.com
JASRAC http://www.jasrac.or.jp/ejhp/operation/licensing_activities.html
Kachwaha & Partners (India) http://www.kaplegal.com/content/articles
Law-in-a-Box Consilio http://www.spr-consilio.com
Lawzone http://lawzone.thelawyer.com
MONDAQ Law website http://www.mondaq.com/default.asp
MMF Australia Music Managers Forum http://www.immf.net/au/
Pro-Music (France) http://www.promusicfrance.com
Pro-Music (Germany) http://www.pro-music.de
Rajkumar Dubey Article on Copyright Law in India http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=28169&searchresults=1
Recording Artists Coalition http://www.recordingartistscoalition.com/
Spicy Blog is an excellent resource for this burgeoning market; covering all things India, IP and beyond http://spicyipindia.blogspot.com
The Vocalist http://www.vocalist.org.uk (sample agreements at: http://www.vocalist.org.uk/music_law.html
V. Bezold & Sozien (Germany) http://www.ip-firm.de/index.htm
Yourope European Festivals Association http://www.yourope.org/

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Solictors and legal consultants (UK)

Bray & Krais www.brayandkrais.com / Contact: David Manlow david@brayandkrais.com
Clintons http://www.clintons.co.uk / Contact: canderson@clintons.co.uk
Collins Long Contact: sarahwaddington@collinslong.com
DWFM Beckman solicitors http://www.dwfmbeckman.com / Contact: Irving David irving.david@dwfmbeckman.com
Harrison Entertainment Law Ltd http://www.annharrison.co.uk/ info@annharrison.co.uk
Horsey Lightly Flynn http://www.hlf.uk.com
Lee and Thompson www.leeandthompson.com / Contact: markashelford@leeandthompson.com
Lipkin Gorman www.lipkingorman.com / Contact: Charles Gorman info@lipkingorman.com
Magrath & Co www.magrath.co.uk / Contact: alexis.grower@magrath.co.uk
M J Simkins http://www.simkins.co.uk/default.aspx
Pinsent Masons http://www.pinsentmasons.com/Default.aspx?page=437 / Contact: lee.curtis@pinsentmasons.com
Poppleston Allen http://www.popall.co.uk / http://www.pactltd.co.uk
Russells www.russells.co.uk Contact: media@russells.co.uk
Seddons http://www.seddons.co.uk
Sheridans www.sheridans.co.uk Contact: kdavies@sheridans.co.uk (Film & TV) skempner@sheridans.co.uk (Music)
Spraggon Stennett Brabyn info@ssb.co.uk
Swan Turton Solicitors http://www.swanturton.com / Contact: julian.turton@swanturton.com
Reddie & Grose European and UK patent and trade mark attorneys www.reddie.co.uk
Kilburn & Strode European and UK patent and trade mark attorneys http://www.kstrode.co.uk/
Azrights www.ip-brands.com / Conact: Shireen Smith shireen@ip-brands.com

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Useful Publications and Books

Music The Business
by Ann Harrison, 3rd Edition, Virgin Books, London. The essential guide to the law and the deals. ISBN 1-85227-013-6
Legal Aspects of the Music Industry
by Richard Schulenberg, Billboard Books (Watson-Guptill publications, New York) An insider's view on the legal and practical aspects of the music business. ISBN 0-8230-8364-0
Music Business Agreements
by Richard Bagehot & Nicholas Kanaar, 2nd Edition, Sweet & Maxwell, London. ISBN 0-421-62450-7
Health & Safety Aspects in the Live Music Industry
by Chris Kemp & Iain Hill, Entertainment Technlogy Press, Cambridge. ISBN 1-904031-22-6
Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyrights, Trade Marks and Allied Rights
by William Cornish & David Llewelyn, 5th Edition, Sweet & Maxwell, London. ISBN 0-421-63540-1
Musicians and Songwriters Yearbook 2007 (Invaluable to budding musicians) Edited by Jonathan Little & Katie Chatburn ISBN 0-7136-7531-4
From Edison to iPod by Frederick Mostert, published by Dorling Kindersley. Protect your ideas and make money. RRP: £14.99. See www.dk.com ISBN 9781405319263 01

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BUSINESS LINKS

These are links to business tools provided by Business Link, an organisation backed by the UK's Department of Trade and Industry.

Business start-up organiser www.businesslink.gov.uk/startuporganiser
Health & safety performance indicator www.businesslink.gov.uk/healthsafetyindicator
IT risk assessment tool www.businesslink.gov.uk/itrisk
Written statement of employment www.businesslink.gov.uk/writtenstatement

Other risk assessment online tools:

Live event risk assessment tool for workers www.safety-rocks.org
UK Health & Safety Executive ‘5 Steps to Risk Assessment’ www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg163.pdf

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