1. Introduction: the music business - its past and future; 2. The art of music publishing; 3. Songwriter agreements; 4. Co-publishing and administration agreements; 5. International subpublishing; 6. The split copyright syndrome; 7. The languageof music licensing; 8. Formalities of music licensing; 9. Duration of copyright, assignments of copyright, and licenses; 10. Basic considerations in music licensing; 11. The art of granting and clearing music licenses; 12. Licensing music in print and digital print (print licenses); 13. Licensing music in sound recordings (mechanical licenses); 14. Licensing music in background music services, digital jukeboxes, and other commercial reproduction (electrical transcription licenses); 15. Licensing music in audiovisual works (synchronization licenses); 16. The user-generated content phenomenon; 17. Old licenses, new uses; 18. Licensing music in live and recorded public performances (public performance licenses); 19. The grand rights controversy; 20. Licensing music in television, radio, print, and internet adverting; 21. Licenses for music boxes, consumer musical products, and other merchandise; 22. Licensing music in videogames, other new media, multimedia devices, and online versions; 23. Licensing of sound recordings (master use licenses, digital downloading and digital audio transmissions); 24. The digital sampling controversy; 25. The fair use controversy; 26. Typical license fees.

Introduction : the music business, its past and future
The art of music publishing
Songwriter agreements
Co-publishing and administration agreements
International subpublishing
The split copyright syndrome
The language of music licensing
Formalities of music licensing
Duration of copyright, assignments of copyright, and licenses
Basic considerations in music licensing
The art of granting and clearing music licenses
Licensing music in print and digital print (print licenses)
Licensing music in sound recordings (mechanical licenses)
Licensing music in background music services, digital jukeboxes, and other commercial reproductions (electrical transcription licenses)
Licensing music in audiovisual works (synchronization licenses)
The user-generated content phenomenon
Old licenses, new uses
Licensing music in live and recorded public performances (public performance licenses)
The grand rights controversy
Licensing music in television, radio, print, and internet advertising
Licenses for music boxes, consumer musical products, and other merchandise
Licensing music in videogames, other new media, multimedia devices, and online versions
Licensing of sound recordings (master use licenses, digital downloading and digital audio transmissions)
The digital sampling controversy
The fair use controversy
Typical license fees.