Music and Copyright »

Ronald S. Rosen is a member of TroyGould in Los Angeles, where he specializes in entertainment, intellectual property (copyright and trademark) and commercial litigation.

The highly topical area of copyright law, as applied to music, is widely misunderstood by lawyers, business people, and - perhaps most seriously - the federal judiciary. More than ever, there is a need to understand music infringement issues within the context of copyright litigation. In Music and Copyright, Ron Rosen provides readers with a practical and strategic roadmap to the music-infringement litigation process, beginning with the client's claim or defense and continuing through the selection and use of trial experts, discovery, motion practice, and trial.

Renowned for his expertise and career-long commitment to entertainment, intellectual property, and commercial litigation, Ron Rosen has condensed his experience into an essential guide for anyone involved in music-infringement litigation. Packed with elucidating examples from the author's own practice, Music and Copyright navigates the often thorny terrain between notions of the legal and the musical providing practical advice, case studies, forms, and commentary along the way.

Prelude 1

Ch. 1 The Copyright Law: An Overview 9

Ch. 2 Remedies 63

Ch. 3 The Basic Elements of Musical Language and Ideas: The Copyright Perspective 149

Ch. 4 Infringement and the Commencement of Litigation 173

Ch. 5 The Importance of the Expert: The Musicological Expert 201

Ch. 6 The Importance of the Expert: The Apportionment Expert 229

Ch. 7 Fair Use - Part One: An Introduction 251

Ch. 8 Fair Use - Part Two: Borrowing, the Art of Parody and Other Exercises in Fair Use 285

Ch. 9 Discovery 337

Ch. 10 Music and Summary Judgment 387

Ch. 11 Copyright and Music in the Courtroom 479

Ch. 12 Music, Copyright and the Impact of New Technology 547

Postlude 575

Index 579