Casey Rae’s Music Copyright is a must-have reference for any musician or music teacher and anyone who engages with music, e.g., skaters who use music in performance or competition. Rae’s experience as an author, a professor, a musician, and especially a music business professional and licensing specialist qualifies him to offer advice in the ever-developing world of copyright. The book's layout is outstanding and well served by an extraordinarily detailed table of contents. An appendix lists industry and music creator organizations; performing rights and mechanical royalty collectives; and legislative, regulatory, and rate-setting bodies. Rae, who has taught widely and is currently director of music licensing for SiriusXM, provides practical advice about the laws for digital music, public performance, recordings, fair use, registration, licensing, publishing, podcasts and music collections, and—of utmost importance—reform and barriers to change. The book will certainly help musicians keep up-to-date on the ever-changing social media used in all walks of life. Highly recommended. All readership levels.
— Choice Reviews
A comprehensive, practical and eminently readable resource for anyone wanting to fully understand the complexities of copyright law in modern times— it’s exactly what it claims to be: an essential guide for the digital age.
— Bertis Downs, advisor, R.E.M.
For years I’ve bugged Casey with questions related to copyright. After reading his wonderfully informative book, I’m now a Certified Copyright Ninja™ like him!
— John E. Seay, partner, Carter + Woodward
This is a highly readable text that provides an excellent, state-of-the-art foundation for musicians or aspiring professionals interested in gaining a deeper understanding of music copyright. I’m not aware of a more accessible, thorough, and timely resource.
— John Strohm, president, Rounder Records