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Get Informed About The Legal Side of The Music Industry

I have found that the actual law that governs contracts gives record companies a lot of scope and in some cases bands are likely to be fooled by cleverly worded clauses. Often the simplest looking clauses can lead to problems.

Below are some examples taken from real recording deals that illustrate the potential problems that an artist may encounter:

One of the main issues that an artist must be aware of is the assignment of their rights. Under UK Law any composer/ singer/performer will attain various types of rights that relate to their work. These can include moral rights for composers to performance rights for live appearances. It is very important as an artist to be aware of all rights that you will initially own. It is therefore worth having a look at a copy of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Part II) and noting the sections that relate to you. With the majority of Record deals it is commonplace for the record company to have control over all artists rights in order to properly exploit the artists work. Below is a stock example of the beginning of a rights clause:
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