The Best Entertainment Law Books 2025

1. The New Tax Guide for Artists of Every Persuasion (Paperback)

(Limelight). Peter Jason Riley is a CPA who for many years has practiced in the Boston area. His book opens with basic material that applies to everyone, offering a roadmap through today's tax landscape and general discussions of different types of income, various kinds of expenses and IRS-allowed tax deductions. Following are the chapters that deal with the specific tax situation relevant to each category of artist. These range from the cost of acting lessons and makeup through depreciation of guitars and the maintenance of home studios to income from teaching jobs and royalties. In the final sections of the book, Riley considers various ways performers and other arts professionals can reduce their taxes, explains how to prepare for an audit, and suggests ways to locate, evaluate, choose and effectively work with a professional arts-oriented tax advisor.

The New Tax Guide for Artists of Every Persuasion (Paperback)

2. Pre-Owned The Independent Film Producer's Survival Guide: A Business and Legal Sourcebook (Paperback) 0825673186 9780825673184

Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in good condition. If you're not completely satisfied please get in touch & we'll be happy to help. ISBN-10: 0825673186 ISBN-13: 9780825673184

ISBN-10: 0825673186 ISBN-13: 9780825673184 Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in good condition. If you're not completely satisfied please get in touch & we'll be happy to help.

3. Pre-Owned Making It in the Music Business: The Business and Legal Guide for Songwriters and Performers (Paperback) 1581150369 9781581150360

9781581150360. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Revised ed. Language: English. Pages: 288. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 288 p. Little Book Series. This guide aims to provide solid advice and information for songwriters and performers who want to make it in the competitive music industry. The author provides a lively discussion of music law, rights and contracts, and this revised edition also updates information on copyright law and protection, copyright infringement and how to avoid it, trademark law, business law for bands, the roles of bookers, managers, music publishers and lawyers, and the provisions of music publishing, management and booking agreements.

Title: Making It in the Music Business: The Business and Legal Guide for Songwriters and Performers ISBN10: 1581150369 EAN: 9781581150360 Genre: LAW / Entertainment Author: Wilson, Lee CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.

4. Pre-Owned Managing Your Band: Artist Management: The Ultimate Responsibility (Paperback) 0965125025 9780965125024

University of Miami Music Business Professor James Progris calls Managing Your Band "the best book on personal management out there," and Donald Groder, the Chair of the Music Business/Management Department at Berklee College of Music says it is "a good teaching text and a layman's answer to the band's business operations." This comprehensive new edition is filled with helpful diagrams and sample documents to make band management easy. It includes chapters on Personal Management, The Contract, Marketing the Artist, The Recording Company, The Recording Contract, Touring, Merchandising, Endorsements and Sponsorship, and much more. Also includes interesting case studies of famous legal battles in the music industry. 260 pages.

Title: Managing Your Band: Artist Management: The Ultimate Responsibility ISBN10: 0965125025 EAN: 9780965125024 Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Composers & Musicians Author: Marcone, Stephen CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.

5. Pre-Owned New Tax Guide for Writers, Artists, Performers & Other Creative People (Paperback) 1585103454 9781585103454

Peter Jason Riley is a CPA who for many years has practiced in the Boston area. This book is based on his varied interest in the arts and his experience in dealing with tax and business issues for creative people. The book provides a general guide to income and business forms for creatively employed people and includes an indepth look at special tax considerations for various types of artists, writers, musicians and other performers. This book is a completely updated version of Riley's other successful book, "The New Tax Guide for Artists of Every Persuasion." It also serves as a primer to Riley's outstanding website, http://www.artstaxinfo.com Book jacket.

Title: New Tax Guide for Writers, Artists, Performers & Other Creative People ISBN10: 1585103454 EAN: 9781585103454 Genre: LAW / Entertainment Author: Riley, Peter Jason CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.

6. Pre-Owned Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business [With CDROM] (Paperback) 1413310567 9781413310566

How to make your band a huge business success Whether you're recording an album, budgeting a tour or insuring your vintage guitar, 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: draft a partnership agreement buy, insure and maintain equipment use samples and do covers register your band's name sell your music license your music deal with taxes find the right manager and write a fair contract get gigs and get paid tour on a budget protect your copyright legally choose a recording studio manage your website understand record contracts This is quite simply the best business and legal guide for bands ever written. Completely updated to provide the latest in the law, it covers music licensing and trends affecting the digital-music scene. With this book you get access to a unique web page on nolo.com where you can: Instantly download the forms in this book Stay current with legal updates to this book Access podcasts and blogs Watch helpful videos And in nolo.com's Business Formation Center, you'll find even more help from the experts at Nolo: Hundreds of valuable articles and FAQs More useful legal forms In-depth profiles of business lawyers in your area Nolo is passionate about making the .law accessible to everyone. Our high-quality books, software, legal forms, and online lawyer directory have helped millions of people find answers to their everyday legal and business questions. Book jacket.

Title: Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business [With CDROM] ISBN10: 1413310567 EAN: 9781413310566 Author: Stim, Richard CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.

7. Pre-Owned Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business (Paperback) 1413321909 9781413321906

If you belong to a band and love the art of your job, but sing the blues when it comes to the business side, you need "Music Law." Composed by musician and lawyer Richard Stim, the book explains how to: find the right manager buy, insure and maintain equipment get gigs and get paid tour on a budget use samples do covers legally protect your copyright trademark your band s name choose a recording studio sell your music manage your website understand record contracts deal with taxes "Music Law" provides all the legal information and practical advice musicians need. This edition is thoroughly updated with the latest changes in copyright and trademark law, including guidance on filling out "Form CO." Plus, find expanded information on musical collaborations between DJs and other musicians. You'll also get the most up-to-date legal forms available. Interactive forms are downloadable."

Title: Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business ISBN10: 1413321909 EAN: 9781413321906 Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Composers & Musicians Author: Stim, Richard CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.

8. Pre-Owned Making It in the Music Business: The Business and Legal Guide for Songwriters and Performers (Paperback) 1581153171 9781581153170

Using dozens of real-life examples, readers will find up-to-date information on avoiding copyright infringement, working effectively with managers and music lawyers, developing management and booking agreements, and more. This updated edition is completely revised and expanded with two brand-new chapters on the do's and don't's of starting and running a band, and how to make money from music. It also includes expanded material on Internet copyright issues.

Title: Making It in the Music Business: The Business and Legal Guide for Songwriters and Performers ISBN10: 1581153171 EAN: 9781581153170 Genre: LAW / Entertainment Author: Wilson, Lee CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.

9. Pre-Owned Music Is Your Business: The Musician's Fourfront Strategy for Success (Paperback) 0974342033 9780974342030

This book takes the mystery out of the music business! "Music Is Your Business" tells you who does what in the music industry. Music industry veteran Christopher Knab's honest, no-nonsense information will empower you to market and promote your music--whether you're an experienced performer or just starting out. Learn how to attract distributors, get radio airplay, negotiate offers, and create a demand for your music with topics like Con Jobs: Watch Out for the Flim Flam Man, 10 Reasons Why Musicians Fail (and How Not To), What A&R Reps Do, and Online Music Retailing. Straight to the point legal chapters by entertainment attorney Bartley F. Day include Filing Copyright Applications, Trademarking Band Names, and Making Sense of Recording Industry Contracts. A sample distributor one-sheet, band tour and work schedule, band bio, and more! Newly revised, updated, and 100 pages longer, the 3rd edition of "Music Is Your Business" is essential for independent musicians and record labels.

Title: Music Is Your Business: The Musician's Fourfront Strategy for Success ISBN10: 0974342033 EAN: 9780974342030 Genre: LAW / Entertainment Author: Knab, Christopher CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.

10. Secrets of Negotiating a Recording Contract : The Musician's Guide to Understanding and Avoiding Sneaky Lawyer Tricks (Edition 2) (Paperback)

Rev. ed. of: Secrets of negotiating a recording contract. c2001. (Music Pro Guide Books & DVDs). The ultimate guide to understanding and avoiding, in the author's words, "sneaky lawyer tricks," Secrets of Negotiating a Record Contract helps artists recognize hidden agendas by exposing the multilayered language of recording agreements crafted by major label lawyers. Clause by clause, the newly updated book deconstructs actual contracts and translates them into "real English," presenting the original and decoded versions side by side. Focusing on artists' issues, such as advances, royalties, and distribution, this revealing handbook explains the need for each clause, offers advice on negotiating fine points, and outlines alternatives for developing new contracts. User-friendly and offering entertaining inside stories, Secrets of Negotiating a Record Contract clarifies common terms uniquely redefined by the music industry to put power back into the hands of those who make the music. Features: * Explains the entire recording contract line by line in plain English * Reveals over 100 key loopholes and double-dips that will cost artists money * Includes a glossary of major label recording-contract jargon

Secrets of Negotiating a Recording Contract: The Musician's Guide to Understanding and Avoiding Sneaky Lawyer Tricks (Other)