LibGuides: Music: Copyright/Licensing

Books on Copyright/Licensing

All You Need to Know about the Music Business by Donald S. Passman; Randy Glass (Illustrator)
Call Number: Perry Library: Perry Library General Coll./Floor 4 (ML3790 .P35 2006 )
ISBN: 9780743293181
Publication Date: 2006-11-14
Creative License:the law and culture of digital sampling by McLeod, Kembrew, 1970-
Call Number: E-book HeinOnline Legal Classics
ISBN: 9786613265906
Publication Date: 2011
Music and Copyright by Simon Frith (Editor); Lee Marshall (Editor)
Call Number: Perry Library General Coll./Floor 4 Z653 .M87 2004
ISBN: 0415972531
Publication Date: 2004-08-03
"First Published in 2004, Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company."
Musician's Business and Legal Guide by Mark Halloran
Call Number: Perry Library General Coll./Floor 4 ML3790 .M84 2008
ISBN: 9780132281270
Publication Date: 2007-02-15

Copyright for Music Librarians
Music Library Association's website on copyright with links to up-to-date resources for guidelines, laws and decisions on music copyright.
United States Copyright Office
Your official governmental source to all aspects of copyright.
Music & Copyright's Blog
A blog devoted to global music copyright issues.
PD Info - Public Domain Information Project
A project organized in 1986 to provide information on public domain music. Includes lists of Public Domain Music titles, PD Sheet Music Reprints and PD Sheet Music Books.