MSC IND 104BLegal and Business Aspects of Music Publishing
Music Industry · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Exploration of legal and business aspects surrounding creation and distribution of musical compositions in today’s evolving marketplace. Detailed exploration of rights afford songwriters under Copyright Act of 1976, and practical review of ability of these authors to control and monetize these rights. Review and practical analysis of agreements involved from inception to global exploitation of compositions including co-writer agreements, registration of songs, administration agreements, public performance agreements, and sale of catalogs. Exploration of financial implications for songwriters of these agreements.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Fall 2025
- Spring 2026
- Fall 2026
- Winter 2027
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.