Need To Know

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  Personality Rights

  PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2008

  The business of music is all about peddling your assets. Among your assets are your songs, your performances, your recordings, and potentia...

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  The Year in Music Business

  PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2007

  Like the classic "unravelling sweater” cartoon gag, for the past few years the music business has been franticly trying to knit itself back...

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  How To Start A Record Label

  PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2007

  If you’ve been thinking about quitting your day job and getting into the music business, you’ve picked an interesting time to do it, and I...

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  How To Make Music Your Business

  PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2007

  There are those of us (LLBs, CAs and other sad sacks with compulsive tidying disorders) who truly relish the chance to put the paperwork in...

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  FAQ

  PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2007

  How do I get a GST number? To register for GST, you first have to get a Business Number (BN), but it’s all quite straightforward. Start her...

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  How to Understand Content Aggregation

  PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2007

  It used to be the toughest part about being an indie band or an indie label was not having access to distribution. You could put your recor...

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  FAQ

  PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2007

  We agreed to an exclusive, worldwide license with a U.S.-based aggregator. Meanwhile, we’re about to do a record deal in Canada that gives...

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  Managing Digital Rights, Part II

  PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2007

  Managing Digital Rights, Part II Last month, Need to Know covered Digital Rights Management. DRM is the phrase that catches digital program...