The E-Book
What’s Legal & What’s Not
By Feady Crocka, founder of Done Deal Digital
The plain-English guide to the music-business law that protects your money and your masters. The contract game is confusing on purpose — because confusion is profitable. This is the real rules, in language you were never taught to read, so you stop losing on the deals that are legal but not fair.
$39
Instant PDF · 11 chapters · researched & source-checked
Get the Guide — $39 →Costs less than one bad clause in a contract you didn’t understand.
What’s Inside
8 Chapters. No Lawyer-Speak.
Everything an independent artist needs to know before they sign anything — written the way it’s actually talked about, then checked against the real law.
1 · What You Actually Own
The two copyrights, masters vs. publishing, and why “keep 100%” depends on who did the work. Read the free version →
2 · Fair vs. Predatory Contracts
The red flags, California’s 7-year rule, the re-recording right, and the “work-for-hire” trap. Read the free version →
3 · How You Get Paid
Splits, mechanicals, the PROs, and the SoundExchange money most artists never claim. Read the free version →
4 · Distribution Deals
Exclusive vs. non-exclusive, auto-renew traps, and not signing your catalog away. Read the free version →
5 · The 5 Ways Money Gets Made
And the legal line on each — investing, pay-to-play, comps, sponsorship, services. Read the free version →
6 · Scams & Red Flags
Showcase scams, guaranteed-earnings lies, fake “invest in my release” pitches. Read the free version →
7 · Your Pre-Signing Checklist
The exact questions to ask — and when to get a real lawyer. Read the free version →
8 · Know the Game
How to use what you learned — and how Done Deal Digital does it fairly. Read the free version →
Why Trust It
This isn’t recycled internet advice. It’s the same law we built Done Deal Digital’s own contracts on — then we fact-checked every chapter against the real statutes (the U.S. Copyright Office, the SEC, the FTC, California’s own code). It’s education, not legal advice — but it’s the version nobody hands you on the way in.
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