The Recording Industry presents a brief but comprehensive examination of how records are made, marketed, and sold. The book opens with an overview of popular music and its place in American society, along with descriptions of key players in the recording industry. In the book's second part, the making of a recording is traced from production through marketing and retail sales. Finally, in Part III, legal issues, including copyright and problems of piracy, are addressed.The new edition takes into account the massive changes in the recording industry occurring today due to the revolution of music on the web. This new reality informs all parts of the second edition, from issues of production and distribution to legal issues.
Author(s): Geoffrey Hull
Edition: 2nd
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 448
Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 12
1. Understanding the Recording Industry......Page 14
2. Copyright Basics in the Recording Industry......Page 39
3. Copyright in Sound Recordings and Songs......Page 54
4. Music Publishing: The First Stream......Page 75
5. Live Entertainment: The Second Stream......Page 100
6. Recordings: The Main Stream......Page 123
7. Production and the A&R Function......Page 139
8. The Marketing Function......Page 165
9. Retailing: Software on Hard and Soft Copies......Page 197
10. The Recording Industry and Other Media......Page 221
11. The Recording Industry and the Internet......Page 243
Notes......Page 253
Glossary......Page 273
Internet Appendix......Page 292
Reference Bibliography......Page 298
Index......Page 309
