Laws and regulations are important for a variety of reasons - in particular, they can provide important clarity and certainty in terms of professional and personal responsibility. They can provide important information and guidance on leadership and decision-making. The legal and regulatory framework is an extremely important area for leadership.

In our examination of digital downloads, we found that industry leaders sometimes had to rely on the courts to interpret ambiguous contract language.

As future leaders in the industry, please provide your input on whether copyright law should be changed to clarify whether recordings should be considered works for hire (keep in mind that record labels will often include works made for hire) in their recording agreements using language.)

Be sure to put your comments in context within the framework of uncertainty planning, decision making, sustainability and investment. Be sure to consider the views of the artist and the record company