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Digital Era Causes Shifts in Roles of Record Labels and Music Publishers

The digital-music era has resulted in many shifts in the music business. A major one has been the creative and economic repositioning of record labels and music publishers. In the following interview, coordinated by <i>Entertainment Law &amp; Finance</i> Editor-in-Chief <b>Stan Soocher</b>, <b>Keith C. Hauprich</b> and <b>Bob Donnelly</b> discuss this repositioning and related issues from the publisher's and artist attorney's perspectives.

11 minute read September 27, 2007 at 09:39 AM
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Law.com Staff
Digital Era Causes Shifts in Roles of Record Labels and Music Publishers

The digital-music era has resulted in many shifts in the music business. A major one has been the creative and economic repositioning of record labels and music publishers.

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