Hey, That's My Music! : Music Supervision, Licensing, and Content Acquisition

Preface xii In the Beginning There Was ...Copyright? 1(12) What Is a Copyright? 2(1) A Bit of History 3(1) Music Rights 4(3) Composers, Lyricists, and Recording Artists 5(1) Copyright Clearance 6(1) Copyright Formalities 7(6) Poor Man's Copyright 8(1) Public Domain 8(5) Permissions Needed 13(15) The Entities 14(6) Publishing Companies 14(2) Record Labels 16(4) Two ``Sides'' 20(3) Case A: Two Copyright Holders, One Denial 20(1) Case B: One Copyright Holder for Both Sides 21(1) Case C: Third-Party Licensing 21(1) Case D: Re-recording 22(1) Case E: New Arrangements 22(1) Copyright Rights and Licenses 23(5) Synchronization Right 23(1) Master Right 24(1) Mechanical Right 25(1) Grand Right 25(1) Performance Right and Performing Rights Organizations 26(1) Display Right 27(1) Sources of Content (Let Me Count the Ways) 28(17) Originally Scored Music 28(11) Finding a Composer 29(2) Working with a Composer 31(3) Hiring a Composer 34(2) Composer Agreements 36(3) Music Production Libraries 39(3) Finding a Library 41(1) Commercial Music 42(3) Music Supervision 45(13) Personal History 45(2) The Supervisor at Work 47(1) Music Budget for Productions 48(2) Going Over Budget 50(1) Skills and Tasks of a Supervisor 50(8) Getting the Gig 51(1) Spotting 52(1) Music Selection 52(2) Re-recording and Production 54(1) Administration 55(1) Soundtracks 56(2) Making Your Clearance Request 58(16) The Code of Process 59(1) Who to approach? 60(1) When Permission Is Not Needed 61(1) The Permissions You Need 62(2) Making Your Request 64(10) General Principles 64(1) What to Include 65(7) The Waiting Game 72(2) Pricing and Negotiation 74(13) The Art of the Deal 74(3) The Price You Pay 77(2) Most Favored Nations 79(3) Step Deals 82(1) Public Television 82(2) More on Valuation 84(3) Selling a Catalog 85(2) Music Placement and Representation 87(16) Creative Directors 89(1) The Process 90(7) The Percentage Deal 91(1) The Re-titling Deal 92(1) Things to Beware 93(1) Presentation 94(3) Copyright Filing 97(1) Performance Rights Filing 97(1) Monitoring Requirements 97(5) Cue Sheets 97(3) Other Reporting Concerns 100(2) Conclusion 102(1) Resources and Research Tools 103(8) Clearance Houses 105(1) Music Supervisor 106(1) Lawyers 106(1) The Web 106(4) All Music Guide 107(1) Performing Rights Organization Websites 108(2) IMDb (Internet Movie Database) 110(1) PollStar 110(1) Public Domain Searching 110(1) Thoughts and Conclusions 111(7) Fair Use Revisited 114(2) New Uses 116(1) Striking the Balance 117(1) Appendix A Brad Bird and Michael Giacchino 118(14) Appendix B Hal Willner and Steven Bernstein 132(15) Appendix C Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek 147(11) Appendix D Forms 158(57) Index 215