These links may change over time but this will give you a good starting portal.
BOOK SUPPORT AND ADDENDUMS
Hal Leonard Web Site
The Music Office Web Site
PERFORMING RIGHTS, RECORDING AND ENGINEERING ASSOCIATIONS
UNITED STATES
ASCAP
BMI
SESAC
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
HARRY FOX
HARRY FOX (songfile.com)
NARAS (Grammy)
AES (Audio Engineering Society)
RIAA (antichrist of art)
THE WORLD
APRA/AMCOS (Australia-New Zealand)
SABAM (Belgium)
SOCAN (Canada)
KODA (Denmark)
STEF (Iceland)
IRMO (Ireland)
TEOSTO (Finland)
SACEM (France
GEMA (Germany)
JASRAC (Japan)
BUMA/STEMRA (Netherlands)
TONO (Norway)
SGAE (Spain)
SUISA (Switzerland)
MCPS/PRS (U.K.)
COPYRIGHT RESOURCES
Cornell University - Copyright Law
U.S. Copyright Office
Cornell University - Copyright Regulations
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Cornell University -
Search Court Opinions
Benedict Copyright Resources
Copyright Society of U.S.
Berne Convention Treaty
World Intellectual Property Organization
OTHER U.S. MUSIC CLEARANCE
EMG Music Clearance
Parker Music Group
Signature Sound
MUSIC PUBLISHING ASSOCIATIONS
NMPA
(U.S.)
MPA
(U.S.)
NPN (Nashville)
SMFF (Sweden)
SONGWRITER ASSOCIATIONS & RESOURCES
National Folk Alliance
Songwriters Guild of America
International Songwriter's Guild
Songwriters.org
RECORD LABELS,
MUSIC PUBLISHERS and DISTRIBUTORS
(Lists)
Dirty Linen's Label List
Indiana University Label List
Wikipedia Major Label Family Tree
Wikipedia
Master List
All Record Labels.com
Record Label Resource List
More Music Label & Distributor List
Spraci List
The DJ List
A2G Music Database
World Music Label List
The Recording Industry.com
Heavy Metal List
Band Guru Label List
MUSIC MEDIA
American Songwriter
CMJ (College Music Journal)
Independent Songwriter
Jeff Mallett's Songwriter Site
Rolling Stone
Song Link International
Billboard Magazine
Alternative Press
Amazing Sounds
Babble & Beat
Blender
Chart Attack (Canada)
Glide
Mojo
Innerviews.org
Music Box
NME
Paste
Q for Music (UK)
Soul Shine (Canada)
Spin
Uncut (UK)
The Wire (UK)
Blues & Rhythm (UK)
Downbeat
Mix Magazine
Living Blues
American Hit Network
Aversion
Backstreets
Big Takeover
Crawdaddy!
Decibel
JamBands
Music Emissions
New York Rock
Rock Around the World
Rock Sound (UK)
Country Line
Country Standard Time
Country Weekly
Highwaykind
Nashville Country
Rockzillaworld
MusicDish
Undercover
Offbeat
Relix
Nude as the News
Exclaim!
Unrated Music
I
n Music We Trust
Performing Songwriter
Filter
Straight No Chaser (UK)
AtNZone
Alternate Music Press
Blue Coupe
Delta Boogie
Jelly Music
Hollow Ear
Plum Noir
Music Merchandise Review
Roots World Music
Playing In Fog
InterMixx Webzine
Serge Entertainment Group
Nefarious
Air Massive
All Access
Beat Surrender
(UK)
RPM Direct
Music Hurts
Planet Verge
US Music Vault
Megalomaniac
Red Alert
Loud
Dazed & Confused
BMI Musicworld
Clash Music
ONLINE LEARNING
Stanford Technology Law Review
Indiana University Publisher Portal List
UCLA Copyright Infringement Group
Music Law Information at musiclaw.info
Music Law Primers at FreeAdvice.com
Starving Artists Law Site
Cyber Playground Music Business Links
Music Law at GetSigned.com
Legal and Other Resources at FutureOfMusic.org
Duhaime Online Legal Dictionary
The Purpose of Copyright by Lydia Pallas Loren
Barry Shrum - Music Legal Commentary
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Internet Law Wire (University of Pittsburg)
Berkeley Technology Law Journal
All Clear?" - A Music Clearance Primer by David G. Powell
Limited Rights Strategies for Filmmakers"
by David G. Powell
Why Hire A Music Supervisor? " - A Music Supervision Primer
by David G. Powell
Shidler Center For Law, Commerce & Technology
The Rights Workshop
ICANN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
Attorney Michael Kakuk shares information
Intellectual Property Issues at FindLaw.com
Virginia Journal of Law & Technology