MB 405 - Advanced Legal Issues and Contract Negotiation

Institution:

Berklee College of Music

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Description:

Credits:2 credits Prerequisites:MB-211 Course Chair:D. Gorder Required of:None Electable by:MBUS and MPED majors Offered:Spring, Fall Description Combines an examination of advanced legal topics relating to the music business with a workshop approach to the development of negotiating skills. Students will negotiate various agreements based on actual cases and work to settle disputes arising from the breaching and termination of agreements. Topics to be covered include record deals between artists and record companies, distribution deals between independent and major record companies, copublishing and administration deals, producers and production deals, touring and merchandising, trademark and copyright disputes, group break-ups, and disputes between artists and managers. Intensive preparation and class participation by students is expected.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2007 - 09/01/2007 

Institution Website:

www.berklee.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 747-2222

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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