Talk:Record label

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Firstly, almost every record contract is looked over and negotiated with solicitors, as opposed to it being an infrequent occurance as suggested by "Entertainment lawyers are used by some to look over any contract before it is signed." The solicitors will almost always be music laywers, rather than more general entertainments lawyers, and they will generally work for an indepedant soliciting company which may be employed by the Business Affairs departments of the record label.

Almost all artists sign away the rights to their music, that's what Music Publishing is, probably the second biggest pillar of the music industry.

Thirdly: "A contract either provides for the artist to deliver completed recordings to the label, or for the label to undertake the recording with the artist."

I think it needs to specified that there are a few different types of contract. When the artist makes the recordings independantly then gives the label mechanical license to manufacture and distribute records that's a licensing deal. However, if the label says "bring us a completed recording" that's not a licensing deal, that's a record deal. It's just that normally a record deal will look more like "here's some money - bring us a completed recording".