New World, New Map: GPS for Today’s Music Industry

The course is divided into five academic units, each consisting of three learning segments – the roots, the regulations, and today’s industry methods and practices - scheduled as follows:

 Part One

• Introduction -  "An Elephant, A Miracle, And The Messengers Of Doom"
• Roots: Music Publishing & Copyright - “And Music Learned To Play Business”
• Regulations, Part 1: Music Copyright Fundamentals; © and ℗ - “The Birds And The Bees Of The Cs And The Ps”
• Regulations, Part 2: Musical Works Licensing - “Penny For Your Thoughts (If I Can Sing Them)”
• Methods and Practices: Music Publishing - “Can’t Eat A Song, Now Can You?”

 Part Two

• Roots: Live Music Industry - “Of Bread And Games”
• Regulations: Live Music Licensing, Insurance, and Permits - “Dotting The Is And Crossing the Ts”
• Methods and Practices: Concert Promotion - “If You Build It They Will Come…Or Not"

Part Three

• Roots: Recording Industry - “Sounds For Sale”
• Regulations: Sound Recording Licensing - “Paying The Piper”
• Methods and Practices 1: Recording Industry - “Madness, Meet Method”
• Methods and Practices 2: Standard Recording Agreements - “Bargains And Bridges (For Sale)”

Part Four

• Roots: Magnetic Recording and Multitracks - “Multiple Magnetic Personality”
• Regulations: Digital Recording, Reproduction, and Transmission - “Putting A Leash On A Music Byte”
• Methods and Practices: Recording Production Planning - “A Puzzle Unpuzzled”

Part Five

• Roots: CD, MP3, and Online Marketplace - “So One Thing Led To Another…”
• Regulations: Fair Use Doctrine, Sampling, and Creative Commons - “To Use Or Not To Use, That Is The Question”
• Methods and Practices 1: Recording Agreements for Today’s Industry - “Time To Put Your Clothes On, Emperor”
• Methods and Practices 2: Music Promotion, Distribution and Sales - "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Full Of Online Services)"