Resources
Music, Entertainment, Technology & Legal Resources. Click on a category item below to view resource links.
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Alderman, John – Sonic Boom: Napster, MP3 and the New Pioneers of Music (2001)
Alkyer, Frank – Downbeat: 60 Years Of Jazz (1995)
Anderson, Chris – The Long Tail: Why The Future Of Business Is Selling Less Of More (2006)
Anderson, Chris – Free (2009)
Aquila, Richard – That Old Time Rock & Roll: A Chronicle… (1989)
Avalon, Moses – Confessions of A Record Producer… (2002)
Avalon, Moses – Secrets Of Negotiating A Record Contract (2001)
Barnes, Barry – Everything I Know About Business I Learned From The Grateful Dead (2011)
Barrett, Margaret – Intellectual Property: The Professor Series (2000)
Baskerville, David – Music Business Handbook And Career Guide 10th edition (2012)
Bekker, Peter O. E. – Country (1997)
Bekker, Peter O. E. – The Story Of The Blues (1997)
Berners-Lee, Tim – Weaving The Web… (1999)
Booth, Stanley – Rythm Oil (sic) (1991)
Bordowitz, Hank – Bad Moon Rising – Unofficial History of CCR (1998)
Borg, Bobby – The Musician’s Handbook (2003)
Bouchoux, Deborah E. – Protecting Your Company’s Intellectual Property: A Practical Guide…(2001)
Bowen, Jimmy – Rough Mix (1997)
Boyle, James – Shamans, Software & Spleens: Law & … (1996)
Boyle, James & Jennifer Jenkins – Intellectual Property: Law & The Information Society – Cases & Materials: An Open Casebook: 2014 Edition (2014)
Brabec & Brabec – Music, Money & Success: The Insider’s Guide to Making Money in the Music Business (2012)
Broughton, Simon (ed.) – World Music: The Rough Guide (1994)
Brown, Michael F. – Who Owns Native Culture? (2003)
Buckley, Duane, …(ed.) – Rock: The Rough Guide (1999)
Budnick, Dean – Ticket Masters: The Rise Of The Concert Industry… (2012)
Burr, Sherri L. – Entertainment Law: In A Nutshell (Nutshell Series) (2012)
Byrne, David – How Music Works (2012)
Carrell, Norman – Bach The Borrower (1975)
Cash, Johnny – Johnny Cash: The Autobiography (1997)
Chambers, Paul – Milestones (1985)
Charlton, Katherine – Rock Music Styles: A History (1990)
Charmasson, Henri – Patents, Copyrights & Trademarks For Dummies (2004)
Charnas, Dan – The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop (2010)
Christgau, Robert – Grown Up All Wrong (1998)
Chused, Richard H. – A Copyright Anthology: The Technology Frontier (1998)
Clore, John – The Music Industry Doesn’t Have To Kill You (2012)
Collins, Ace – The Country Music Book Of Lists (1998)
Coombe, Rosemary J. – The Cultural Life of Intellectual Properties: Authorship, Appropriation…(1998)
Crisafulli, Chuck – Moonlight Drive: Stories…Every Doors’ Song (1995)
Crocker, Chris – Metallica: The Frayed Ends Of Metal (1993)
D, Chuck – Fight The Power: Rap, Race And Reality (1997)
Dannen, Fredric – Hit Men: Power Brokers & Fast Money… (1991)
Davis, Francis – The History Of The Blues: The Roots, The Music… (1995)
Davis, Miles – Miles: The Autobiography (1989)
Dawidoff, Nicholas – In The Country Of The Country (1997)
Dawson & Propes – What Was The First Rock ‘N’ Roll Record (1992)
Decherney, Peter – Hollywood’s Copyright Wars From Edison To The Internet (2012)
DeCurtis, Anthony, ed. – Present Tense: Rock & Roll And Culture (1992)
Demers, Joanna – Steal This Music: How Intellectual Property Law Affects… Creativity (2006)
Dibango, Manu – Three Kilos Of Coffee (1994)
Dixon, Willie – I Am The Blues – The Willie Dixon Story (1989)
Doctorow, Cory – Information Doesn’t Want To Be Free (2014)
Donaldson, Michael C. – Clearance & Copyright: Everything…Independent Filmaker…(2003)
Dowlding, William J. – Beatlesongs (1989)
Downing, David – Neil Young: The Man And His Music (1994)
Dylan, Bob – Lyrics, 1962-1985 (1985)
Dyson, Michael Eric – Reflecting Black: African-American Cultural… (1993)
Elberse, Anita – Blockbusters: Hit-Making, Risk-Taking and the Big Business of Entertainment (2013)
Elias, Stephen – Patent, Copyright & Trademark (1999)
Emery, Ralph – The View From Nashville (1998)
Ewens, Graeme – Africa O-Ye (1991)
Escott, Colin – Tattooed On Their Tongues (1996)
Eyre, Banning – In Griot Time (2000)
Fattah, Hassan M. – P2P: How Peer-To-Peer Technology Is Revolutionizing The Way… (2002)
Feiler, Bruce – Dreaming Out Loud: Garth Brooks, Wynonna…(1998)
Fisher III, William W. – Promises To Keep: Technology, Law, And The Future Of Entertainment (2004)
Fishman, Stephen – The Copyright Handbook… (2005)
Fishman, Stephen – Patents, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference (2003)
Fishman, Stephen – The Public Domain: How To Find And Use…`(2001)
Fong-Torres, Ben – Hickory Wind – Life And Times Of Gram Parsons (1991)
Foster, Pamela – My Country…African…Country Music Heritage (1998)
Fowlie, Wallace – Rimbaud And Jim Morrison (1994)
Frank, Jay – Futurehit.DNA – How The Digital Revolution Is Changing Top 10 Songs (2011)
Gerard, Charley – Salsa! The Rhythm Of Latin Music (1998)
Ginsburg & Dreyfuss – Intellectual Property Stories (2006)
Goldstein, Paul – Copyright’s Highway: The Law & Lore of Copyright…Celestial Jukebox (1994)
Goldstein, Paul – International Copyright: Principles, Law, and Practice (2001)
Goldstein, Paul – Intellectual Property: The Tough New Realities… (2007)
Goodman, Fred – The Mansion On The Hill (1998)
Goodman, Fred – Fortune’s Fool: Edgar Bronfman Jr., Warner… (2010)
Gouldstone, David – Elvis Costello: God’s Comic (1989)
Gordon, Steve – The Future Of The Music Business… (2005)
Gordy, Berry – To Be Loved: The Music, The Magic…Motown (1994)
Graham, Ronnie (ed.) – The World Of African Music (1992)
Green, Jeff – The Green Book Of Songs By Subject… (1995)
Greenfield, Robert – Dark Star: An Oral Biography of Jerry Garcia (1996)
Guillermoprieto, Alma – Samba (1990)
Guralnick, Peter – Lost Highway: Journeys & Arrivals of American… (1979)
Halberstam, David – The Fifties (1993)
Halloran, Mark – The Musicians Business & Legal Guide, 4th Edition (2007)
Halpern, Sheldon – Copyright Law: Protection Of Original Expression (2002)
Hamm, Charles – Yesterdays (1979)
Hancock, Herbie – Possibilities (2014)
Harrington, E. Michael – Music Theory For Music Business (1986)
Harrington, E. Michael – A History Of Rock Music… (1995)
Harris, Sheldon – Blues Who’s Who – A Biographical Dictionary…(1979)
Harrison, George – I Me Mine (2002)
Hart, Michael – A Brief History Of The Internet (1995)
Hart, Mickey – Drumming At The Edge Of Magic (1990)
Hart, Mickey – Planet Drum (1991)
Helewitz & Edwards – Entertainment Law (2004)
Helm, Levon – This Wheel’s On Fire (1993)
Hertsgaard, Peter S. – A Day In The Life… (1995)
Heylin, Clinton – Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions (1995)
Hinton, Brian – Let Them All Talk: The Music of Elvis Costello (1999)
Hirshey, Gerri – Nowhere To Run: The Story Of Soul Music (1984)
Hopkins & Sugerman – No One Here Gets Out Alive (1980)
Howell, John – Laurie Anderson (1992)
Hoskyns, Barney – Across The Great Divide: The Band And America (1993)
Howell, John – David Byrne (1992)
Irvin, Jim (ed.) – The Mojo Collection: The Greatest Albums Of All Time (2000)
Isenberg, Doug – The GigaLaw Guide To Internet Law (2002)
James & Fitzpatrick – Me, the Mob, and the Music (2010)
Jones, Liz – Purple Reign: …Artist Formerly Known As Prince (1998)
Kawasaki, Guy – What The Plus!: Google+ for the Rest of Us (2012)
Kawasaki, Guy – APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur – How To Publish A Book (2012)
Kawasaki, Guy & Peg Fitzpatrick – The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users (2014)
Kingsbury, Paul – The Encyclopedia Of Country Music (1998)
Kirkpatrick, David – The Facebook Effect (2010)
Kot, Greg – Ripped: How The Wired Generation Revolutionized Music (2009)
Krantz, Les – The Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years (2011)
Krasilovsky & Shemel – This Business Of Music (2007)
LaFrance, Mary – Copyright Law in a Nutshell, 2d (2011)
Landes & Posner – The Economic Structure Of Intellectual Property (2003)
Lazell, Barry – Rock Movers & Shakers (1989)
Leaffer, Marshall – Understanding Copyright Law (2005)
Lessig, Lawrence – Code And Other Laws of Cyberspace (1999)
Lessig, Lawrence – The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World (2001)
Lessig, Lawrence – Free Culture… (2004)
Lessig, Lawrence – Remix… (2009)
Levy, Steven – In The Plex (2011)
Levy, Steven – Hackers, Heroes of the Computer Revolution (1984)
Litman, Jessica – Digital Copyright: Protecting Intellectual Property Rights…Internet (2001)
Lomax, Alan – The Land Where The Blues Began (1993)
Lornell, Kip – Introducing American Folk Music (1993)
Lynskey, Dorian – 33 Revolutions Per Minute (2011)
MacDonald, Ian – Revolution In The Head: The Beatles’ Records… (1994)
MacMillan, W. M. – Africa Emergent (1938, 1949)
Manuel, Peter – Popular Musics Of The Non-Western World (1988)
Marcus, Greil – Mystery Train (1990)
Marre & Charlton – Beats Of The Heart: Popular Music Of The World (1985)
Marsh, Dave – The New Book Of Rock Lists… (1994)
Marsh, Dave – The Heart Of Rock & Soul: 1001 Greatest Singles…(1999)
Martin, George – All You Need Is Ears (1979)
Martin & Segrave – Anti-Rock: The Opposition To Rock ‘n’ Roll (1988)
McDonough, Jack – San Francisco Rock (1985)
McGowan & Pessanha – The Brazilian Sound (1991)
McJohn, Stephen M. – Intellectual Property: Examples & Explanations (2007)
McLeod, Kembrew – Freedom Of Expression (2005)
McSherry, Corynne – Who Owns Academic Work?: Battling For Control Of Intellectual…(2001)
Menn, Joseph – All The Rave: The Rise And Fall Of Shawn Fanning’s Napster (2003)
Merges, Menell, Lemley – Intellectual Property In The New Technological Age (2003)
Merriden, Trevor – Irresistible Forces: The Business Legacy Of Napster & … (2003)
Meyer, Leonard – Music, The Arts And Ideas (1967)
Miller & Davis – Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks and Copyright (2011)
Milner, Greg – Perfecting Sound Forever: A Aural History of Recorded Music (2009)
Neal, Mark Anthony – What The Music Said: Black Popular Music… (1999)
Negativland – Fair Use: The Story Of The Letter U And The Numeral 2 (1995)
Nettl, Bruno – The Study Of Ethnomusicology (1983)
Nimmer, Marcus… – Cases And Materials On Copyright (2000)
Nketia, J. H. Kwabena – The Music Of Africa (1974)
Norman, Philip – Shout! The Beatles In Their Generation (1981)
Ohanian, Alexis – Without Their Permission (2013)
Oliver, Paul – Blues Fell This Morning (1990)
Oliver, Bolcom, Harrison – The New Grove: Gospel, Blues and Jazz (1986)
Oram, Andy – Peer-To-Peer: Harnessing The Power Of Disruptive Technologies (2001)
Otfinoski, Steve – The Golden Age Of Novelty Songs (2000)
Page, Joseph A. – The Brazilians (1995)
Palfrey, John – Intellectual Property Strategy (2012)
Pareles & Romanowski – The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia Of Rock… (1983)
Pariser, Eli – The Filter Bubble (2011)
Passman, Donald S. – All You Need To Know About The Music Business (2012)
Patry, William – Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars (2009)
Patry, William – How To Fix Copyright (2011)
Perelman, Michael – Steal This Idea: Intellectual Property Rights & The Corporate… (2002)
Perrone, Charles A. – Masters Of Contemporary Brazilian Song: MPB… (1989)
Poltorak & Lerner – Essentials of Intellectual Property (2002)
Poynter, Dan – The Expert Witness Handbook: Tips And Techniques…(1997)
Ramone, Phil – Making Records: The Scenes Behind The Music (2007)
Randel, Don Michael – The Harvard Dictionary Of Music 4th Edition (2003)
Redding, Noel & Carol Appleby – Are You Experienced – Inside Story of…Hendrix…(1996)
Resnik & Trost – All You Need To Know About The Movie And TV Business (1996)
Riley, Tim – Tell Me Why (1988)
Riley, Tim – Hard Rain (1992)
Roberts, John Storm – The Latin Tinge – Impact of Latin American…(1999)
Roberts, John Storm – Black Music Of Two Worlds (1998)
Rockwell, John – All American Music (1983)
Rolling Stone editors – U2: The Rolling Stone Files (1994)
Rolling Stone editors – Neil Young: The Rolling Stone Files (1994)
Rose, Mark – Authors And Owners: The Invention Of Copyright (1993)
Rose, Tricia – Black Noise: Rap Music And Black Culture… (1994)
Rosen, Gary A. – Unfair To Genius (2012)
Rowe, Mike – Chicago Blues – The City & The Music (1975)
Rushkoff, Douglas – Program or be Programmed (2010)
Samuels, Edward – The Illustrated Story Of Copyright (2000)
Sanjek, Russell – Pennies From Heaven: The American Popular Music Business…(1996)
Schaefer, John – New Sounds (1987)
Schechter, Roger E. – Selected Intellectual Property & Unfair Competition Statutes… (2001)
Schechter & Thomas – Intellectual Property: The Law Of Copyrights, Patents & Trademarks (2003)
Schuller, Gunther – Musings: The Musical Worlds Of Gunther Schuller (1986)
Sexton, Adam, ed. – Rap On Rap (1995)
Sheff & Golson – The Playboy Interviews…John Lennon &…Ono (1981)
Shelton, Robert – No Direction Home: The…Music Of Bob Dylan (1986)9)
Shilling, Dana – Essentials of Trademarks and Unfair Competition (2002)
Shiva, Vandana – Protect Or Plunder?: Understanding Intellectual Property…(2001)
Silver Lake Editors – The Value Of A Good Idea: Protecting Intellectual Property…(2002)
Sivers, Derek – Anything You Want (2011)
Smith, Joe – Off The Record: An Oral History of Popular Music (1988)
Soocher, Stan – They Fought The Law (1998)
Southern, Eileen – The Music Of Black Americans (1983)
Stark, Steven D. – Writing To Win: Complete Legal Guide…Writing (1999)
Steward, Sue – Musica! Salsa, Rumba, Merengue & More… (1999)
Stewart, Earl – African American Music: An Introduction (1998)
Stim, Richard D. – Music Law: How To Run Your Band’s Business (1999)
Stim, Richard D. – Copyright Law (2000)
Stim, Richard D. – Patent, Copyright & Trademark (2006)
Strong, William S. – The Copyright Book (1999)
Sugerman, Danny – The Doors: The Illustrated History (1983)
Sweeney, Philip – The Virgin Directory Of World Music (1991)
Szatmary, David – Rockin’ In Time: A…History Of Rock And Roll (1987)
Taylor, Derek – It Was Twenty Years Ago Today (1987)
Taylor, Timothy – Global Pop – World Music, World Markets (1997)
Thall, Peter M. – What They’ll Never Tell You About The Music Business…(2002)
Thierer & Crews, Jr. (ed.) – Copy Fights: The Future of Intellectual Property In The Information Age (2002)
Tosches, Nick – Country – The Biggest Music In America (1977)
Vaidhyanathan, Siva – Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property…(2001)
Vaidhyanathan, Siva – The Googlization Of Everything…(2011)
Vaynerchuk, Gary – Crush It! (Enhanced Version) (2009)
Vaynerchuk, Gary – The Thank You Economy (Enhanced Version) (2011)
Varga, Balint Andras – Conversations With Iannis Xenakis (1996)
Vincent, Rickey – Funk: The Music, The People And The Rhythm… (1996)
Wadhams, Wayne – Inside The Hits: The Seduction Of A Rock And Roll Generation (2001)
Weiler, Paul C. – Entertainment, Media and The Law (2002)
Weissman, Dick – The Music Business: Career Opportunities & Self-Defense (2003)
Wenner, Jann S. (ed.) – 20 Years Of Rolling Stone: What A Long… (1987)
Whitburn, Joel – The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Hits (2000)
Whitburn, Joel – The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Albums (1987)
White, Armond – Rebel For The Hell Of It: Life Of Tupac Shakur (1997)
Wiener, Jon – Come Together: John Lennon In His Time (1984)
Wilder, Alec – American Popular Song: … 1900-1950 (1972)
Wu, Tim – The Master Switch (2011)
Young, Neil – Waging Heavy Peace (2012)
Zappa, Frank – The Real Frank Zappa Book (1989)
Zittrain, Jonathan – The Future Of The Internet And How To Stop It (2008)
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Boston’s NPR News Station (WBUR)
Clear Channel (renamed itself “iHeartMedia” on 2014-0916)
Crackle (Sony)
Ello (Russian videos)
Marketing Mavericks (final: 2015-0430)
MOG (in 2014, MOG is now Beats)
Nashville Public Radio (WPLN)
On AOL (formerly, AOL Music Videos)
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Made In America (Budweiser)
NXNE Music+Film+Interactive+Art+Comedy
Outside Lands (SF)
Portola (SF)
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Blume (3LAU’s nonprofit record label)
Copyright FAQs (from USCO)
Copyright X (Harvard Law School)
E. Michael Music – Music, Entertainment, Technology & Legal Resources
Fair Use in Education (Columbia University Libraries)
Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal (Fordham)
Morguefile (royalty-free images)
The Music District (Fort Collins)
National Jukebox (Library of Congress)
Pixabay (royalty-free images)
Trademark Basics (USPTO)
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Abilene Music, Inc. V. Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. 2003-0618
Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. 2015-1016
Beastie Boys v. GoldieBox 2013-1210
Bridgeport v. Dimension 2004-0907
Bridgeport v. UMG (the foolish 6th Circuit decision) 2009-1104
Bright Tunes Music v. Harrisongs Music 1976-0901
Campbell et al v. Acuff-Rose Music 1994-0307
Cariou v. Prince 2013-0425
CCNV v. Reid 1989-0605
Dr. Seuss v. Penguin 1997
Elsemere Music v. NBC 1980-0609
Feist v. Rural 1991-0327
Flo & Eddie Inc. v. Sirius XM Radio Inc et al. (text) 2014-0922
Flo & Eddie Inc. v. Sirius XM Radio Inc et al. (Hollywood Reporter) 2014-0923
Fox News Network v. TVEyes 2014-0909
Gilliam v. American Broadcasting Cos. 1976-0630
Glatt v. Fox Searchlight 2013-0611
GoldieBlox v. Beastie Boys 2013-1121
Grand Upright Music v. Warner Bros. 1991-1217
Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises 1985-0520
E. Michael Harrington v. Grant Smith 2003-0707
Rupa Marya, et al v. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., et al (Happy Birthday) 2015-0922
Midler v. Ford 1988-0622
New Old Music Group, Inc. v. Lukasz Gottwald (“Dr. Luke”) et al 2015-0807
Pandora v. ASCAP 2013-0917
RIAA v. Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. [1999-0616]
Robin Thicke v. Marvin Gaye 2013-0815
Rogers v. Koons 1992-0402
Scorpio Music, et al. v. Willis, 11 Civ 1557 (BTM), 2012 WL 1598043 (S.D.Ca. May 7, 2012) Victor Willis (Village People; termination 17 USC §203)
Sony v. Universal 1984-0117
TufAmerica, Inc. v. WB Music Corp. et al (Jay-Z “oh” sample) 2014-1208
VMG Salsoul v. Madonna 2013-1125
Waits v. Frito-Lay 1992-0805
White v. Samsung 1992-0819
WNET v. Aereo 2013-0401
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Chilling Effects Clearinghouse (Lumen)
Church Copyright License (CCLI)
Copyright Act (R.S.C, 1985, c. C-42) (Canada)
Copyright FAQs (from USCO)
Copyright In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence (Library Of Congress Blog – 2020-0205)
Copyright X (Harvard Law School)
Illustrated Story Of Copyright by Edward Samuels (2000)
Intellectual Property JOTWELL (Journal of Things We Like (Lots)
Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal (Fordham)
Lumen (formerly, Chilling Effects Clearinghouse)
Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI)
Trademark Basics (USPTO)
TTABlog (Trademark, Trial and Appeal)
U. S. Small Business Association – Business Name Registration by State
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CitiBoard (fake)
Cost Plus Drug Company (Mark Cuban)
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Afro Punk
All Saints Studios
Firefly
Johnny D’s (Somerville MA) (tragically, Johnny D’s ended in 2016)
MerchCat
Middle East (Cambridge MA)
Rose Theater (at JALC)
Schermerhorn Symphony Center (Nashville Symphony)
Stone Fox (Nashville)
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Loen (South Korea)
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AWAL (part of Kobalt)
Blume Records (3LAU’s nonprofit record label)
Concord Music Group
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AWAL (Kobalt)
Datpiff
ISRC (International Standard Recording Code)
Level Music (Warner Music Group division)
Loen (South Korea – Melon is a division of Loen)
Spinnup (Universal)
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ABRAC (Brazil)
ABRAMUS (Brazilian Association of Music & Arts)
ACAM (Costa Rica)
ACCS (Association of Caribbean Copyright Societies)
ACEMLA (Latin American music & 4th U.S. PRO)
ACS (Artists’ Collecting Society)
ADAMI (France)
AEPI (Greece)
AGADU (Uruguay)
AKM (Austria)
ALBAUTOR (Albania)
AMAR (Association of Maestros, Arrangers & Musicians) (Brazil)
ANACIM (Brazil)
APRA/AMCOS (Australia)
APDAYC (Peru)
ARMAUTHOR (Armenia)
Armonia (Pan-European)
ARTISJUS (Hungary)
ASCAP Songview (Combined ASCAP & BMI musical works)
ASSIM (Brazil) (Associação de Interpretes e Músicos)
BIEM (mechanical rights)
BMI Songview (Combined ASCAP & BMI musical works)
BSCAP (Belize)
Buma/Stemra (Netherlands)
CASH (Hong Kong)
CAVCA (China Audio-Visual Copyright Association)
CEDAR (Netherlands)
CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors & Composers)
CMRRA (acquired by SXWorks in 2017)
COMPASS (Singapore)
Connect Music Licensing (Canada)
COSCAP (Barbados)
COTT (Trinidad & Tobago)
D-UK (Directors UK)
DACS (The Design and Artists Copyright Society)
ECAD (Brazil)
EMMACSACM (Mexico)
ERA (Educational Recording Agency)
FILSCAP (Philippines)
GEMA (Germany)
Gramex (Denmark)
Gramo (Norway)
GVL (Germany – neighboring rights)
IFRRO (Nigeria)
IMRO (Ireland)
INDAUTOR (Mexico)
JACAP (Jamaica)
JASRAC (Japan)
L’ARP (France) (Authors, Directors and Producers)
LATGA-A (Lithuania)
Limelight (deceased)
MACP (Malaysia)
MCSC (China)
MCSK (Kenya)
MLC (Music Licensing Collective)
MPLC (Motion Picture Licensing Corporation)
MROC (Canada – neighboring rights)
MUSICAUTOR (Bulgaria)
Music Nation (UAE)
MUST (Music Copyright Society of Chinese Taipei)
NCB (Nordic Copyright Bureau)
NPREX (National Performing Rights Exchange)
PPCA (Australia)
PPL (England) (phonograph)
PPLPRS (joint venture between PPL + PRS)
PRS for Music (England)
RAAP (Recorded Artists Actors Performers) (Ireland)
RAO (Russia)
RE:SOUND (Canada)
RightsFlow (acquired by Google, 2011)
SABAM (Belgium)
SACD (France)
SACEM (France)
SACM (Mexico)
SACVEN (Venezuela)
SADAIC (Argentina)
SAMRO (South Africa)
SAYCO (Colombia)
SBACEM (Brazil)
SDRM (France)
SENA (Netherlands)
SGAE (Spain)
SIAE (Italy)
SICAM (Brazil)
SOCAN (Canada)
SOCINPRO (Brazil)
SODRAC (Canada)
SOKOJ (Serbia)
SOMEXFON (Mexico)
SOZA (Slovakia)
SPA (Portugal)
SPEDIDAM (France)
SPRE (France)
STEF (Iceland)
STIM (Sweden)
SUISA (Switzerland)
Suiss Image (Switzerland)
SWISSPERFORM (neighboring rights)
SXWorks (SoundExchange publisher services; acquired CMRRA in 2017)
Teosto (Finland)
TONO (Norway)
UACRR (Ukraine)
UBC (Brazil)
UBEM (Brazil)
UCMR (Romania)
VOIS (Russian Organization for Intellectual Property)
ZAiKS (Poland)
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Company Town (Los Angeles Times)
Copyright FAQs (from USCO)
Illustrated Story Of Copyright by Edward Samuels (2000)
Intellectual Property JOTWELL Journal of Things We Like (Lots)
Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal (Fordham)
Science Line
Speakeasy (Wall St. Journal)
Twitter Blog (The Official Twitter Blog)
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BeatPick (royalty-free music)
BMAT (report music digitally & globally)
CC Mixter (royalty-free music)
Danosongs (royalty-free music)
Getty Images Music (formerly iStockAudio)
Incompetech (royalty-free music)
Loen (South Korea – Melon is a division of Loen)
Mobygratis (royalty-free music)
Mojo Music & Media (formerly HoriPro)
MusOpen (royalty-free music)
PacDV (royalty-free music)
Partners In Rhyme (royalty-free music)
PlayTunes Music
Royalty Exchange (buying & selling royalties)
Zudo Music (Production music library)
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DemandForce (formerly FlowTown)
Friendster (relaunched in June 2011)
Get Glue (became TV Tag in 2014)
Google Buzz (b. 2/9/2010 d. 12/15/2011)
Google + (d. April 2019)
Google Plus (d. April 2019)
Gowalla (2007-2012)
LobbyFriend (deceased)
MyMFB (Love. Peace. Joy.)
Netropolitan (b. 9/15/2014; died 11/1/2014)
Orkut (b. 2004; died 9/30/2014)
Ping (b. 9/1/2010 d. 9/30/2012)
Seesmic (acquired by Hootsuite, 2012-0907)
Social – All Things D (deceased on 2015-0729 or earlier)
The Social Hour (final: 2014-0918)
Sonar (2011-2013)
Spirit for Twitter (“offline” on 2014-1117)
Summify (2011-2012)
TVTag (pre-2014: Get Glue)
Yelp (like the Mafia, if your company/service pays Yelp, you’ll have better results)
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BeatStars (buy & sell beats)
BMAT (report music digitally & globally)
Copyright in the Age of A.I. – A.I. and Creating Music panel
CostPlus Drug Company (Mark Cuban)
DDEX (Standardising the digital value chain)
IMG Flip (meme generator)
Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal (Fordham)
ISRC (International Standard Recording Code)
Magenta (making music & art using AI)
Metamask (digital wallet)
Mintable (NFTs)
The Mobile Bay (mobile version of Pirate Bay)
OneOf (eco-friendly NFT platform)
OpenSea (NFT marketplace)
Polygon (MATIC)
Secondlife
SophiaPop (AI-Human Collaboration)
Tango
TunesMap
Uber Duck (TTS)
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A2IM (American Association of Independent Music)
A4AI (Alliance for Affordable Internet)
AARC (Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies)
ABA (American Bar Association)
ACM (Academy of Country Music)
ACT (The App Association)
AFM (American Federation of Musicians)
AFM Local 802 (Associated Musicians of Greater New York)
AFM Local 257 (Nashville Musicians Association)
AGMA (American Guild of Musical Artists)
AHEDA (Australian Home Entertainment Distributors Association)
AIMP (Association of Independent Music Publishers)
AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers)
ATAS (Academy of Television Arts and Sciences)
BSA (The Software Association)
CCIA (Computer & Communications Industry Association)
CDT (Center for Democracy & Technology)
CCMA (Canadian Country Music Association)
CRS (Country Radio Seminar aka Country Radio Broadcasters)
CSA (Casting Society of America)
CTIA (The Wireless Association)
DDEX (Standardising the digital value chain)
ESA (Entertainment Software Association)
GSMA (global mobile tech)
IAFE (International Association of Fairs & Expositions)
IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees)
ICMP (International Confederation of Music Publishers)
ICSOM (International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians)
IEBA (International Entertainment Buyers Association)
IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry)
IA (Internet Association)
INCOMPAS (2017; formerly, COMPTEL)
MIA (Music Industries Association)
MIC (Music. Innovation. Consumers.)
MMF (Music Managers Forum)
Music Canada (Formerly, CRIA)
NCTA (National Cable & Telecommunications Association)
NFCB (National Federation of Community Broadcasters)
NIVA (National Independent Venue Association)
OCSM (Organization of Canadian Symphony Musicians)
ROPA (Regional Orchestra Players Association)
SAC (Songwriters Association of Canada)
SGA (Songwriters Guild of America)
SONA (Songwriters Of North America)
TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association)
TMA (Talent Managers Association)
TVB (Television Bureau of Advertising)
UKIE (UK Interactive Entertainment Industry)
WISPA (Wireless Internet Service Providers Association)