Music Contracts in the Streaming Age: Law and Policy in the European Union and the United Kingdom

Name: Music Contracts in the Streaming Age: Law and Policy in the European Union and the United Kingdom
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781009394703
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Author: Jozefien Vanherpe
ISBN: 9781009394703

By Jozefien Vanherpe

Cambridge University Press January 2025

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781009394703
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: January 2025
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This book focuses on music industry contracts and the contractual dynamics between composing and/or performing musicians and their primary partners in the digitised music industry, namely music publishers and record companies, taking account of the ubiquitous nature of music streaming. It focuses on the question of how the legal framework intervenes and should intervene in such contracts, both in theory and in practice. Its objective is to contribute to a level playing field that counteracts the imbalance in bargaining power between musicians and their corporate partners in a proportionate way.

The book draws upon an analysis of copyright contract law at the European Union and national level, as well as relevant principles of general contract law, competition law and related applicable rules that curb business-to-business contract terms and trade practices characterised as unreasonable. The book studies the applicable legal framework in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

1. Prelude

2. The music industry in the streaming age

3. Law and policy in the streaming age

4. Negotiation and formation of the contract

5. Performance of the contract

6. Termination of the contract

7. Application of the legal framework in practice

8. Conclusions

Bibliography

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