Copyright

The Stewardship of Music

Adam Carpenter

If those who work with me in music paid attention and could earn a dollar for every time they’ve heard me use the phrase, “the stewardship of music”, they would probably own the cattle on a thousand CCLI hills. Cha-Ching! Why do I say this phrase so much? Because I care….a whole lot more than most people I know! I care about the originating purpose of music, the role it plays in society, creative expression, music business management, that creatives are rightfully rewarded, and I care that people have educated understanding. What is a steward? Simply defined, a steward is…

Your Music is Your Legacy

Adam Carpenter

It’s far too easy to think that life is all about what we can see. While the present reality is very important, the truth is that it’s all about a greater reality. There is a higher perspective, however that higher perspective alone does not negate the importance of the present responsibilities of life. They work together and we must lift our vision higher. The same applies to music and those who create it. For those who write or record music, your work is more than a means of self-expression. Your work reflects a current truth, embodies a future reality, and…

Protection – Benefit

Watershed Music Group

“In ensuring the protection of the rights of authors, the focus of copyright law has properly been first on authors, but the ultimate effect is a benefit to society at large”.