Popakademie lecturers publish new anthology

“The idea for this book arose from the need to bring clarity to the complex structures of music law,” says Ralf Kitzberger, and continues: ”Music has long been monetized not only through its creative creation, but also through the multitude of legal and economic interfaces.” The anthology “Music and Law” therefore deals with legally relevant aspects in the music industry context. This includes the explanation and explanation of the basics of copyright and ancillary copyright law as well as the various types of contracts in the different areas of commercial exploitation. In addition, topics relating to setting up and securing a business are covered.
“The ‘Music and Business’ series complements our mission as a university to improve the practice. It supports professional exchange and makes complex music industry contexts transparent,” says Alexander Endreß.
The book was created in cooperation with experienced and professionally recognized practitioners as authors. It is aimed at various interested groups of people, such as students in the field of music and creative industries, music business professionals, artists and researchers in the wider field of music and cultural studies.

In addition to the contributions of the two editors, the book contains essays by Prof. Dr. Hanno Fierdag, Michael Herberger, Dr. Bianca Müller, Peter Beutel, Janina Bäßler, Wolfgang Riegger, Dr. Hajo Rupp, Dr. Kolja Spohn, Dr. Johannes Ulbricht and Prof. Asterix Westphal.

The book: Music and law - 978-3-7560-1299-2 | Nomos

About the authors:

Both have been teaching topics relating to the music and creative industries at various universities for over 20 years. They have been lecturers at the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg for over 15 years.

As a specialist lawyer for copyright and media law, intellectual property law and information technology law, Prof. Dr. Ralf Kitzberger has proven expertise in these important areas of law. He is firmly anchored in the highly complex business of music, entertainment and events and has a dense network of leading protagonists in the show and entertainment industry. Ralf Kitzberger teaches as an honorary professor at the Merzakademie, Hochschule für Gestaltung, Kunst und Medien in Stuttgart.

Prof. Dr. Alexander Endreß is head of the Music Business B.A. department in the Music and Creative Industries at the Popakademie. Endreß studied economics and social sciences at the Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen-Nuremberg. He received his doctorate in 2004. From 1999 to 2007, he worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Sociology and Social Anthropology at the former WiSo Faculty in Nuremberg. Since 2007, Endreß has been the program manager and head of the Bachelor's program “Music Business” in the Music and Creative Industries department at the Popakademie.