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What Are The Legal Issues Surrounding The Music Industry

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It is important to note the legal environment that surrounds the music industry in order to understand its prevalence in today’s society. Music law covers a braod range of legality including: copyright law, competition law, licensing, bankruptcy law, contract law, defamation, immigration law, health and safety, etc. For the sake of this paper, the focus of copyright law, publishing, and business law will be expanded as they are the main concerns for the music industries future.

Copyright law protects music and other works regarding intellectual property of authorship. Once a work is registered under national or international protection, individuals owning the copyright can seek monetary damages from others who use the work without a license.
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