Resources for Creative Professionals
- Recommended Reading
- Professional Organizations & Unions
- Government
- Texas Resources
- Austin Resources
- Additional Links
Following are a few industry books that the firm recommends from its own library (most have multiple editions):
- All You Need to Know About the Music Business by Donald Passman (the book that inspired Amy to become a lawyer!)
- Music Publishing - The Complete Guide by Steve Winogradsky
- Music Money & Success: The Insider's Guide to Making Money in the Music Business by Jeff and Todd Brabec
- Music Law: How to Run Your Band's Business by Richard Stim
- Clearance & Copyright: Everything You Need to Know for Film and Television by Michael C. Donaldson and Lisa Callif
- Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright by Patricia Aufderheide and Peter Jaszi
- Dealmaking in the Film & Television Industry by Mark Litwak
- The Independent Filmmaker's Law and Business Guide: Financing, Shooting, and Distributing Independent and Digital Films by Jon M. Garon
- The Permission Seeker's Guide Through the Legal Jungle by Joy R. Butler
- Texas Music Office music business guides
Note: This is by no means an exhaustive list!
ASCAP
BMI
SESAC
SoundExchange
SAG-AFTRA
Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE)
Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW)
Directors Guild of America (DGA)
Motion Picture Editors Guild (MPEG)
Teamsters
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
Dramatists Guild of America
Actors' Equity Association
Graphic Artists Guild (GAG)
The Authors Guild
The Animation Guild
Producers Guild of America
American Society of Picture Professionals (ASPP)
U.S. Copyright Office
United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)
Texas Secretary of State
Texas Music Office
Texas Film Commission
Texas Commission on the Arts
Studio Mechanics of Texas: I.A.T.S.E. - Local 484
Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts
Texas Chapter of The Recording Academy
Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau
Austin Federation of Musicians
Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM)
MEOW (Musicians for Equal Opportunities for Women)
Fair Use Index
SAGIndie
Right of Publicity Roadmap
Digital Copyright Slider
ArtistsHouseMusic.org
AskaMusicLawyer.com
Harry Fox Agency (mechanical licensing)
AIGA, the professional association for design
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF)
The Actor's Fund
National Music Publishers Association (NMPA)
Digital Media Association (DiMA)
American Association of Independent Music (A2IM)
Future of Music Coalition (FMC)
The Recording Academy / Grammy Awards
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
Independent Film & Television Alliance
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences / EMMYS
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences / OSCARS
American Society of Cinematographers
American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP)
The Association of Moving Image Archivists
The Society of Composers & Lyricists
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
National Association for Music Education