Includes bibliographical references (page 313-332) and index.
Contents:
The gramophone chronicles: contributory infringement and a rogue record retailer -- The piano-roll rag: copy or component -- Ragtime, blues, and jazz: the birth of modern popular music -- ASCAP goes to court for the first time -- Edwin H. Armstrong: the ballad of the FM radio patent -- What monopoly?: radio music licensing battles and the ASCAP "boycott" of 1941 -- The ripple effect: a silver-screen legend leaves a lasting impression on the music industry -- Rum and coca-cola with a twist of calypso -- The emergence of the teen idol -- Payola, rock 'n' roll, and the king of the moondoggers -- A dream girl deferred: the story of a fallen Supreme -- A Beatle, a girl group, and "subconscious" copyright infringement -- Proving infringement note by note -- When the manager takes all: you can't always get what you want -- "Don't turn your back on me": mutiny at Motown -- The filthy fifteen and the censorship files: music censorship in the 1980s and 1990s -- A bittersweet symphony: a bitter side of sampling -- Reimagining copyright - a moral rights opportunity -- 2 Live Crew goes to Washington -- The rise and fall of a boy-band impresario -- Game over: a club queen, a video game, and right of publicity -- The Romantics take on Guitar Hero -- Wall Street sees green in music publishing -- Does protecting the band mean protecting the brand?: The Doors in the twenty-first century -- Will the real Temptations please stand up? -- When the fans sue the band -- The politics of it all: the presidential candidate and the rock star -- The digital domain -- Finally got a (bigger) piece of the pie: Eminem, royalties and music downloads.
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