P.O. Box 641275, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: (310) 480-1944 / Last Revised - August 28, 2012
http://www.worldtrad.org/
mailto:webmaster@worldtrad.org
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY |
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COPYRIGHTS |
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| Beyond the Commons: Music and Copyright Links (best w/Internet Explorer) | http://www.beyondthecommons.com/muscoplinks.html |
| Columbia Law Library: Music Copyright Infringement Online Archive. Music Plagarism Project | http://library.law.columbia.edu/music_plagiarism/ |
| Legal Information Institute: Title 17 U.S. Copyright Law | http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/ |
| Stanford University Libraries: Copyright & Fair Use | http://fairuse.stanford.edu/ |
| Tim Berens: Copyrights for the Working Musician | http://timberens.com/essays/copyrightessay.htm |
| United States Copyright Office (Library of Congress): Copyright Index page | http://www.loc.gov/copyright/ |
| United States Copyright Office (Library of Congress): Copyright Forms | http://www.loc.gov/copyright/forms/ |
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MECHANICAL ROYALTIES |
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| The FIRM: Mechanical Royalties Today | http://www.thefirm.com/articles/mechroyl.html |
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PATENTS & TRADEMARKS |
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| Carter McNamara: U.S. Intellectual Property Law (Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, etc.) | http://www.mapnp.org/library/legal/ntlcl_pr/ntlcl_pr.htm |
| tm4smallbiz.com (Erik M. Pelton, Esq.): Trademarks for Small Business links | http://www.tm4smallbiz.com/ |
| United Kingdom Patent Office: UK Patents, Trademarks, Copyright | http://www.patent.gov.uk/ |
| United States Patent Office: Patent Full-Text and Full-Page Image Databases | http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html |
| esp@cenet: Europe's Network of Patent Databases | http://gb.espacenet.com/ |
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PUBLIC DOMAIN |
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| Public Domain Music & Resources | http://www.pdinfo.com/ |
| When Works Pass Into the Public Domain (Chart) | http://www.unc.edu/~unclng/public-d.htm |
| Opposing Copyright Extension & The Public Domain | http://www.law.asu.edu/HomePages/Karjala/OpposingCopyrightExtension/ |
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MECHANICAL RIGHTS LICENSING ORGANIZATIONS |
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| CMRRA: Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (Canada) | http://www.cmrra.ca/ |
| Harry Fox Agency: Mechanical Licensing (U.S.) | http://www.harryfox.com/public/licenseeServicesMechanical.jsp |
| Harry Fox Agency: SongFile On-line Licensing Search (U.S.) | http://www.harryfox.com/public/songfile.jsp |
| Harry Fox Agency: Mechanical License Forms (U.S.) | http://www.harryfox.com/public/licenseMechanicalForms.jsp |
| MCPS: Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (UK) | http://www.mcps.co.uk/ |
| Royalty-Link: Music Industry Royalty Collection Societies | http://www.knopfler.com/Royalty-Link.html |
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PERFORMING RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS |
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| ASCAP: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers | http://www.ascap.com/ |
| ASCAP: ACE On-line Licensing Search | http://www.ascap.com/ace/ACE.html |
| BMI: Music Licensing | http://www.bmi.com/ |
| BMI: Repertoire Artist/Title/Publisher Search | http://repertoire.bmi.com/startpage.asp |
| IMRO: Irish Music Rights Organisation Limited (Ireland) | http://www.imro.ie/ |
| PRS: Performing Rights Society (UK) | http://www.prs.co.uk/ |
| Royalty-Link: Music Industry Royalty Collection Societies | http://www.knopfler.com/Royalty-Link.html |
| SOCAN: Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (Canada) | http://www.socan.ca/ |
| U.S. Library of Congress: Determination on Rates and Terms for Webcasting and Ephemeral Recordings (U.S.) | http://www.copyright.gov/carp/webcasting_rates_final.html |
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INSURANCE |
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| Clarion: Musical Instrument Insurance | http://www.clarionins.com/ |
| MusicPro: Musical Instrument Insurance | http://www.musicproinsurance.com/ |
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MUSICIAN'S UNIONS, etc. |
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| AFM: American Federation of Musicians | http://www.afm.org/ |
| AFM: American Federation of Musicians Airline Musical Instrument Carry-on Document (from Transportation Security Administration) |
http://www.local1000.com/pdf/carryon.pdf |
| AFTRA: American Federation of Television and Radio Artists | http://www.aftra.org/ |
| SAG: Screen Actors Guild | http://www.sag.org/ |
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RECORD LABELS |
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| Ari's Simple List of Record Labels | http://recordlabels.nu/index.htm |
| Dirty Linen: Record Company Addresses | http://www.dirtynelson.com/linen/special/label.html |
| Record Labels on the Web | http://www.rlabels.com/ |
| Recording Labels in Scotland | http://www.harenet.demon.co.uk/sims/labels.html |
| The Online 78rpm Discographical Project: A Web-based listing of 78rpm records, in numerical order by record company | http://settlet.fateback.com/ |
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CD REPLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MARKETING, etc. |
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| AllBusiness: Business Advice, Forms, Marketing ideas | http://allbusiness.com/index.jsp |
| COPS: The Music Biz | http://www.cops.co.uk/the-music_biz_page.html |
| indiecentre: An Introductory Mechanic's Guide to Putting Out Records, Cassettes and CD |
http://www.indiecentre.com/info/guide.cfm |
| International Recording Media Association (IRMA): Anti-Piracy Compliance | http://www.recordingmedia.org/ |
| The FIRM: Compilations and Duplication | http://www.thefirm.com/articles/compilations.html |
| ISBN.org: International Standard Book Number | http://www.isbn.org/ |
| Uniform Code Council: Bar Code Registration | http://www.uc-council.org/ |
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PERFORMING |
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| Bob Bossin: How To Put On The Perfect House Concert | http://www.island.net/~oldfolk/housecon.htm |
| Houseconcerts.com: House Concert Guide | http://www.houseconcerts.org/hc.html |
| Michael Cooney's Tips for Concert Presenters | http://www.alanrowoth.com/ProductionTips.html |
| YAHOO Groups - House Concert Mail List: How to Mount a House Concert | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HouseConcert/ |
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RECORDING |
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| Pro Audio Recording USENET Newsgroup | rec.audio.pro |
| ProAudioGuide: The Professional Audio Industry Database | http://www.ProAudioGuide.com/ |
| ProSoundReview.com: User Reviews of Pro Audio Gear | http://www.prosoundreview.com/ |
| ProSoundWeb.com: A web community for all aspects of the professional sound industry including live sound, installed sound, recorded sound, lighting, and industry business trends. | http://prosoundweb.com/ |
| rec.audio.pro: The Recording FAQ | http://www.phys.tue.nl/people/etimmerman/RecordingFAQ.html |
| HomeRecording.com | http://www.homerecording.com/ |
| Home Recording USENET Newsgroup | alt.music.4-track |
| MarkTAW.com: Recording, Acoustics, and my Home Studio | http://www.marktaw.com/recording/index.html |
| Project Studio Handbook: Articles, Technical documents, Website links | http://theprojectstudiohandbook.com/directory.htm |
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LIVE SOUND |
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| ProSoundWeb.com: Live Audio Board (discussion) | http://www.live-audio.com/ |
| USENET Newsgroup: Live Sound (discussion) | alt.audio.pro.live-sound |
OTHER RESOURCES
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POSTAL SERVICES |
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| An Post (Ireland) | http://www.anpost.ie/ |
| Royal Mail (UK) | http://www.royalmail.com/ |
| United States Postal Service | http://www.usps.com/ |
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©2001-2012 International Traditional
Music Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 641275, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: (310) 480-1944 /
Last Revised -
August 28, 2012
http://www.worldtrad.org/
mailto:webmaster@worldtrad.org