{"product_id":"owning-the-masters-a-history-of-sound-recording-copyright-hardcover","title":"Owning the Masters: A History of Sound Recording Copyright - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Osborne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOwning the Masters provides the first in-depth history of sound recording copyright. It is this form of intellectual property that underpins the workings of the recording industry. Rather than being focused on the manufacture of goods, this industry is centred on the creation, exploitation and protection of rights. The development and control of these rights has not been straightforward. This book explores the lobbying activities of record companies: the principal creators, owners and defenders of sound recording copyright. It addresses the counter-activity of recording artists, in particular those who have fought against the legislative and contractual practices of record companies to claim these master rights for themselves. In addition, this book looks at the activities of the listening public, large numbers of whom have been labelled 'pirates' for trespassing on these rights. The public has played its own part in shaping copyright legislation. This is an essential subject for an understanding of the economic, artistic and political value of recorded sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Osborne \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor in Music and Creative Industries at Middlesex University, UK. Prior to working in academia he was employed in music retail, held various posts at collecting societies and co-managed a pub. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eVinyl: A History of the Analogue Record \u003c\/i\u003e(2012), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eMute Records \u003c\/i\u003e(2019) and \u003ci\u003eMusic by Numbers \u003c\/i\u003e(2021).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51782654361888,"sku":"9781501345913","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/27615067e933050a5c22ea8a7d1a3369.webp?v=1780576609","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/owning-the-masters-a-history-of-sound-recording-copyright-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}