How to make your band a business successWhether you're recording an album, budgeting a tour, or livestreaming concerts, you need solid information to make the right legal and business choices.Music Law is the all-in-one guide you need. Written by musician and lawyer Rich Stim, it explains everything you need to: write a partnership agreementbuy and insure equipmentuse samples and do coversregister your band's namesell and license your musicget royalties for streaming and downloadsget gigs and get paidpromote your band on social mediafind the right manager and write a fair contractprotect your copyrightavoid legal problems when using a recording studio, andnegotiate record contracts.This is the most useful business and legal guide for bands and independent musicians that you can buy. Completely updated to provide the latest in the law and current business practices, it covers music licensing and trends in livestreaming and other new revenue sources.