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Richard Osborne: Owning the Masters: A History of Sound Recording Copyright (Alternate Takes: Critical Responses to Popular Music) [2022] paperback Condition:New everything else seems a bitOwning the Masters provides the first in depth history of sound recording copyright. It is this form of intellectual property that underpins the workings of the recording industry. Rather than being focused on the manufacture of goods, this industry is centred on the creation, exploitation and protection of rights. The development and control of these rights has not been straightforward. This book explores the lobbying activities of record companies: