These are some great links to valuable resources on the Internet regarding the Music Industry. If you are in the biz, or just thinking about being in the biz, these links will prove to be worth your visit.
Copyright Resources
- U.S. Copyright Law
- U.S. Copyright Office
- U.S. Copyright Office Regulations
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
- THOMAS: Legislative Information (U.S. Congress)
- Recent Copyright Decisions (U.S Supreme Court)
- The Copyright Website
- Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
- Canadian Copyright Law
- Berne Convention (International Copyright Treaty)
- Universal Copyright Convention (International Copyright Treaty)
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- European Commission Project
Music Rights Clearance Organizations
- EMG Music Clearance (U.S.)
- The Parker Music Group (U.S.)
- Signature Sound, Inc. (U.S.)
- Other Music Rights Clearance Organizations
Music Performing Rights Societies
- ASCAP (U.S.)
- BMI (U.S.)
- SESAC (U.S.)
- APRA (Australia/New Zealand)
- SABAM (Belgium)
- SOCAN (Canada)
- KODA (Denmark)
- STEF (Iceland)
- IMRO (Ireland)
- TEOSTO (Finland)
- SACEM (France)
- GEMA (Germany)
- ARTISJUS (Hungary)
- JASRAC (Japan)
- BUMA (Netherlands)
- TONO (Norway)
- SGAE (Spain)
- SUISA (Switzerland)
- COTT (Trinidad & Tobago)
- PRS (U.K.)
- Other Intl Performing Rights Societies
Music Mechanical Rights Societies and Collection Agencies
- The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (U.S.)
- AMCOS (Australia)
- CMRRA Ltd. (Canada)
- GEMA (Germany)
- STEMRA (Netherlands)
- Nordisk Copyright Bureau (NCB) (Scandinavia)
- MCPS (U.K.)
- BIEM (Int'l)
Music Publisher Organizations
- National Music Publishers Association (U.S.)
- Music Publishers' Association of the U.S. (U.S.)
- Nashville Publishers Network (NPN) (U.S.)
- Swedish Music Publishers' Association (Sweden)
Songwriter Organizations
- Boston Songwriter's Workshop (U.S.)
- Los Angeles Songwriters Showcase (U.S.)
- The Songwriters' Association of Washington (U.S.)
- Bermuda Songwriters Association (Bermuda)
- Songwriters Association of Canada (Canada)
- Finnish Composer's Copyright Society (Finland)
- Society of Swedish Composers (Sweden)
- SKAP (Sweden)
- Swedish Artists' and Musicians' Interest Org. (Sweden)
Other Music Industry Associations
- National Academy of Recording Arts And Sciences (NARAS) (U.S.)
- Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) (U.S.)
- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) (U.S.)
- Creative Incentive Coalition (U.S.)
- NAMM (U.S. music product assoc.)
- Canadian Indpt. Record Production. Assoc. (Canada)
- Int'l Confederation Of Societies Of Authors And Composers CISAC (Int'l)
Music Industry Conferences
Other Author and Music Industry Resources
- Muzak (U.S. business music broadcaster)
- SoundWave (U.S. audio industry information)
- International Intellectual Property Alliance (U.S.)
- The American Music Center (U.S.)
- Hollywood Reporter - Music Listings
- Musi-Cal (Calendar for live music events)
- Pollstar - tour information
- All Music Network (U.S.)
- Taxi, an independent A&R resource for the music industry (U.S.)
- Gigswap, a music networking organization
- Museum of Television And Radio (MTV&R) (U.S.)
- The National Music Foundation (NMC) (U.S.)
- Music Educators National Conference (MENC) (U.S.)
- The Blues Foundation (U.S.)
- The Independent Feature Project (U.S.)
- Webnoise, an online music industry news service (U.S.)
- New England Artist Records (U.S.)
- Songlink International (U.K.-based songwriters & publishers monthly tipsheet/magazine)
- Dot Music (U.K. music industry guide)
- Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) (U.K.)
- IMMEDIA Australia & Asia
- Music Interactive, web site development for music industry (U.K.)
Broadcast Associations
- Alabama Broadcasters Association
- California Broadcasters Association
- Florida Association of Broadcasters
- Georgia Association of Broadcasters
- Maine Association of Broadcasters
- Minnesota Broadcasters Association
- Missouri Broadcasters Association
- North Dakota Broadcasters Association
- Ohio Association of Broadcasters
- New Jersey Broadcasters Association
- Texas Association of Broadcasters
- West Virginia Broadcasters Association
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