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Copyright in the music industry : a practical guide to exploiting and enforcing rights / Hayleigh Bosher.

By: Bosher, Hayleigh [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Elgar practical guides: Publisher: Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2026]Copyright date: ©2026Edition: Second edition.Description: xli, 358 pages ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781035330386 (paperback).Subject(s): Copyright -- Music | Music tradeDDC classification: 346.0482 BOS
Contents:
Why copyright matters in music -- What is copyright? -- Copyright in a song -- What copyright gives you -- What copyright does not give you -- Who owns the copyright? -- Roles and relationships -- Contracts -- Licensing -- Social media -- What is copyright infringement? -- Who copied my song? -- More music copying cases -- Inspiration or infringement -- Sampling -- Counterfeit goods -- Starting a copyright infringement claim -- Where to make a claim -- Evidence and musicology reports -- Remedies -- How to take online action -- The UK Music Streaming Inquiry -- EU copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive -- Artificial Intelligence and music: authorship and ownership -- Artificial Intelligence: infringement and exceptions -- Deepfakes and personality rights -- Blockchain and NFTs in the music industry.
List(s) this item appears in: MTU Kerry New Books Summer 2026
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General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 346.0482 BOS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 38888000964886
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This second edition expands on and updates this unique guide to the function, application and management of copyright within the music industry. All chapters have been revised to incorporate the latest developments in technology, research, case law and policy in music copyright.

Hayleigh Bosher presents relevant real world examples with practical, step-by-step guidance for stakeholders of all types. The book signposts the future of copyright in the music industry through an examination of new technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Key Features:

Written in an engaging and approachable style Explains key concepts as well as commonly misunderstood topics, such as sampling and fair use Provides new chapters on music streaming, AI and the EU Digital Single Market Copyright Directive Evaluates recent copyright infringement cases such as those against Rudimental's 'Waiting All Night' and Ed Sheeran's 'Shape of You'

Musicians, producers, copyright holders and other practitioners in the music industry will find this an indispensable and easy-to-use resource for navigating all aspects of music copyright. It will also be of interest to academics and students of copyright law and music.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why copyright matters in music -- What is copyright? -- Copyright in a song -- What copyright gives you -- What copyright does not give you -- Who owns the copyright? -- Roles and relationships -- Contracts -- Licensing -- Social media -- What is copyright infringement? -- Who copied my song? -- More music copying cases -- Inspiration or infringement -- Sampling -- Counterfeit goods -- Starting a copyright infringement claim -- Where to make a claim -- Evidence and musicology reports -- Remedies -- How to take online action -- The UK Music Streaming Inquiry -- EU copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive -- Artificial Intelligence and music: authorship and ownership -- Artificial Intelligence: infringement and exceptions -- Deepfakes and personality rights -- Blockchain and NFTs in the music industry.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Hayleigh Bosher, Reader in Intellectual Property Law, Brunel University of London and Legal Consultant specialising in Intellectual Property in the creative industries, UK