(Book). Since the publication of the first edition in 2005; "The Plain and Simple Guide to Music Publishing" has emerged as the premier guide to the subject. With sufficient depth to be used as a text at major college music industry programs including UCLA; NYU and Northeastern; the book also remains simple and clear enough for the lay songwriter to gain a crucial understanding of musical copyrights and licensing basics. To wit; the second edition garnered 33 customer reviews on Amazon.com; with a rating of 4.8 out of 5 possible stars. In this expanded and updated third edition; with a foreword by Tom Petty; the author adds greater depth to such increasingly important topics as the rapidly shifting industry paradigms; the growing importance of streaming and subscription models; a discussion of new compulsory license media; the impact of copyright terminations and reversions; updated advice on current license prices; as well as all the basics of copyright and rights management.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. So so..I was there and it doesnt capture much; except name droppingBy Dis GruntledKinda interesting; but to be honest; as someone who was right in the middle of punk in SF throughout the 80s; and in the Haight when some of the events in one chapter were kinda/sorta mentioned; this book left me kind of disappointed. If you were one of the two dozen or less people repeatedly mentioned in the book; I am sure it was great; but to give a feel of what the City was like in those years and in that mix...eh; really was a bunch of name dropping...and lets admit it...Green Day?? 1990s? Not really the heyday of the punk era. Would really have liked more about the entire vibe of the scene; more venues; and interviews with more people.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The first half is greatBy MattGreat book; I really enjoyed it. The first half is great; but when they began talking about stuff like Rancid; who to me are such derivative; cliche sell outs; and Gilman street; where you have to read and follow their little punk rock rule book to be down...Clearly the early days; with incredible bands like Crime; Avengers; Flipper and Negative Trend; were of a totally different vibe and mind set... In a nutshell; the early bands were amazing; then it all got regimented and lame. Still; this book is totally worth picking up!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. What? No J Church?By Eric E. JohnsonGreat book! The oral history style lends itself well for punk rock scene stories. This ones better than others because it continues through the years into the current century. You experience how violence factionalism nearly killed punk but celebrate how it bounced back with a vengeance. My main complaint is the dont even mention my favorite band J Church. I dont understand how a band with hundreds of releases(really!) could somehow be overlooked. Anyway the rest is good...
