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What we do
The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.
Hunter S Thompson
What we do
Provide support, guidance and assistance to its members
Networking opportunities
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Collective agreements
The Musicians Union negotiates minimum terms and rates with employers including:
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ITV PACT (Independent Production Companies)
What we do
Career advice
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Publishing agreement 11. EXPLOITATION AND RE-ASSIGNMENT
(a) The Publisher agrees to use best endeavours to exploit and promote the Works including in at least one of the following forms:(i) by licensing the mechanical reproduction of commercial recordings of the Works;
(ii) by licensing the synchronisation rights in the Works (or any of them) for films including videotape for public exhibition; (iii) (iv) (v) by broadcast of any of the Works on a bona fide radio or television station. by public performance of the Works by the manufacture and offer for sale of printed editions of the Works
Where any of the Works are co-published with, sub-published by or licensed to any third party, then the exploitation or promotion of such Works in the manner aforesaid by any co-publisher, sub-publisher or licensee shall be deemed to be exploitation to satisfy the provisions of this Clause. (b) In the event that the Publisher fails to promote or exploit any one of the Works assigned to it by the Writer hereunder, in at least one of the forms described in sub-clause 5(a) above within one (1) year following the expiry of the Term hereof, the Writer may by notice in writing at any time thereafter require the Publisher to exploit and promote such Work in at least one of such forms within six (6) months of receipt of the notice and if the Publisher shall fail to promote or exploit such work in at least one of the forms described in sub-clause 5(a) above, the copyright in such Work shall automatically revert to the Writer and the Publisher shall at its expense do all such things and execute all such documents necessary to re-vest the copyright in the Writer.
Term extension in sound recordings (50 70 years by 2014) Live Music Act Excemption for venues with >200
Equalities and Diversity Charter Fair Play guide for Musicians Work not Play campaign
What we do
Membership fees: 183 per year (Full membership) 20 per year (Student membership) www.themu.org