From the course: Music Law: Recording, Management, Rights, and Performance Contracts

Welcome

- [Voiceover] You're more likely to have a successful career in the music business if you are savvy about music contracts. Hopefully, this course will remove some of the mystery and help you to avoid common missteps. If you are using the services of an attorney, you can benefit and save money on attorney fees with a basic understanding of music contract terminology and principals. I've tried to cover most of the agreements that are important to musicians. I focused on agreements that are negotiable, that is, terms can be changed. I start with record contracts because they have so many elements that are common to other music agreements. Please note that throughout the course, I use the terms musician and artist interchangeably.

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