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The Present and Future of Music Law The Present and Future of Music Law Ann Harrison and Tony Rigg BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC Bloomsbury Publishing Inc 1385 Broadway, New York, NY 10018, USA 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP, UK 29 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland BLOOMSBURY, BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC and the Diana logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published in the United States of America 2021 Copyright © Tony Rigg and Ann Harrison, 2021 Each chapter copyright © of the contributor For legal purposes the Acknowledgments on p. ix constitute an extension of this copyright page. Cover design: Louise Dugdale Cover image: Sound Studio / Petrovich12 © Adobe Stock All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. 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Contents List of illustrations vii Special thanks must go to ix Editors and Foreword x List of contributors xi Foreword: Music law: Music and the law Peter Hook xv Reflection on the Foreword Tony Rigg xix Introduction: Music law: Unravelling complexities Tony Rigg and The perspective of a legal practitioner Ann Harrison 1 Part One Tensions between the rights of copyright owners and the freedom to create 1 Copyright, royalties and industrial decline Richard Osborne 27 2 Sampling practice: The threat of copyright management to its future (and past) Justin Morey 46 3 Emerging frontiers: Platform regulation of mashups in and beyond an EU context Alan Hui 64 4 Music copyright, creators and fans: Enemies or friends in the digital domain? Paul G. Oliver and Stefan Lalchev 82 5 Piracy: Past, present and future: How the recording industry can disrupt, mitigate and innovate in troubled waters James Brandes 100 Part Two Responding to the needs of the music business 6 Mediation and arbitration: An alternative forum for transnational dispute resolution in the music industries Metka Potočnik 127 7 The acoustic trademark Katarzyna Krupa-Lipińska 148 8 The derivative work right and the creative epistemologies of the other: Working towards a legal framework for remix Lesley Model 173 vi Contents 9 The US compulsory licence: A lesson in technological development and legislation shaping the music market Ralph W. Peer 190 Part Three The developing commercial landscape 10 Blockchain: Hero or hindrance for the music industry from a legal perspective Charlotte O’Mara 209 11 Greening the live music industry Teresa Moore 229 12 Branding and endorsement: The growing importance of branding and the developing legal framework Emma Harding 247 13 The artist/manager relationship Jules O’Riordan, a.k.a. Judge Jules, and Les Gillon 263 Index 277 Illustrations Figures 3.1 Blocking requests for webpages on Mashup Site A’s old domain from Google Transparency Report. Photo courtesy of Alan Hui 68 3.2 Request to take down webpage on Mashup Site A’s new domain from Google Transparency Report. Photo courtesy of Alan Hui 70 3.3 Sample licensing in action. Photo courtesy of Alan Hui 73 7.1 EUTM no. 001312008. Available at: https://euipo .europa .eu / eSearch/ #details /trademarks /001312008 153 7.2 EUTM 003553261. Available at: https://euipo .europa .eu /eSearch/ #details /trademarks /003553261 153 7.3 EUTM no. 013823539. Available at: https://euipo .europa .eu / eSearch/ #details /trademarks /013823539 155 7.4 EUTM 002984912. Available at: https://euipo .europa .eu /eSearch/ #details /trademarks /002984912 159 7.5 EUTM 011301082. Available at: https://euipo .europa .eu /eSearch/ #details /trademarks /011301082 160 7.6 EUTM 010265486. Available at: https://euipo .europa .eu /eSearch/ #details /trademarks /010265486 160 7.7 Polish trademark R.155520. Available at: https://ewyszukiwarka .pue .uprp .gov .pl /search /pwp -details /Z .227333 160 7.8 Polish trademark R.300795. Available at: https://ewyszukiwarka .pue .uprp .gov .pl /search /pwp -details /Z .438707 161 7.9 EUTM no. 005170113. Available at: https://euipo .europa .eu / eSearch/ #details /trademarks /005170113 163 7.10 EUTM no. 005090055. Available at: https://euipo .europa .eu / eSearch/ #details /trademarks /005090055 164 7.11 WO 1215169. Available at: https://euipo .europa .eu /eSearch/ #details /trademarks /W01215169 166 viii Illustrations 7.12 WO 1291399. Available at: https://euipo .europa .eu /eSearch/ #details /trademarks /W01291399 168 10.1 How blockchain works. Diagram courtesy of www .blockgeeks .com 210 11.1 Summarises the hierarchy of regulation and self-regulation currently in place. Image Courtesy of Teresa Moore 236 11.2 The Circular Economy. Image Courtesy of Teresa Moore 242 Special thanks must go to The University of Central Lancashire, The School of Arts and Media and The School of Justice for supporting the Music Law and Practice Conference 2019, Jane Anthony, Andrew Churchill, Les Gillon, Georgina Gregory, Vivienne Ivins, Ewa Mazierska and Simon Price. John Rigg, Dorothy Rigg, Sophie Rigg, Ava Rigg, and Anna Rigg, Joanne Smith, Max Smith and Johnny Jay. Particular thanks must go to Glen Woodroffe. Disclaimer: The Publisher and Editors cannot be held responsible for errors or any consequences arising from the use of information contained in this volume; the views and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Publisher and Editors; The Publisher, Editors and contributors are not providing legal advice by providing this product. The information contained herein is not a substitute for the advice of a lawyer. If you require legal or other expert advice, you should seek the services of a competent lawyer or other professional.
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