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General
Library of Congress: excellent source of information regarding motion pictures, television, music, and other arts.
National Endowment of the Arts (NEA): Source of arts funding (grants).
United States Copyright Office
Patents and Trademarks
World International Property Organizations (WIPO)

Music Industry
Performing Right Societies/Licensing:
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Broadcast Music, Inc Note: Complete listing of international performing rights societies is available here
Society of European Stage Authors and Composers
Performing Right Society
PPL (UK)

Mechanical Licensing/Reproduction:
Harry Fox Agency/SESAC (Mechanical Licenses)
Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (Canada)
SODRAC (Canada)

Unions
American Federation of Musicians
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)

Other:
Recording Industry Association of America
Association of Independent Music Publishers
Music Publishers Association
National Music Publishers Association
Music Managers Forum
Academy of Country Music
Audio Engineering Society
Country Music Association
Gospel Music Association
BZ/Rights & Permissions (© searches and clearances)
Public Domain Music Works

Publications:
Billboard
Pollstar
Music Business Registry (source of industry registries)

Music Trade Shows:
Midem
South by Southwest

Theatre/Acting
Unions:
Screen Actors’ Guild
Actors’ Equity Association
Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (includes film technicians, also)
United Scenic Artist
Association of Talent Agents (ATA)

Television/Radio/Film
Associations:
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
National Association of Broadcasters
Michigan Film Office
West Michigan Film Office
Detroit Film Office

Unions/Guilds:
Directors Guild of America
Writers Guild of America

Miscellaneous:
Independent Film Distribution
Mark Litwak (long time entertainment attorney, posts extensive information on website, primarily independent film issues)
American Film Institute
Michigan Movies and More

Independent Film Festivals:
Sundance
Film Festivals
Telluride Film Festival
Cannes
Ann Arbor Film Festival
SXSW Music Film Interactive

Authors
Unions/Guilds:
The Authors Guild
Association of American Publishers
National Writers Union
American Society of Business Publication Editors
Writers Write
Writers Resource Center

Writer Job Sites (primarily journalists):
Journalism Jobs

Freelancing:
The Write Jobs
Writers Weekly
Digital Media Law Project

Miscellaneous
Creative Many Michigan (LCE)
Lawyers for the Creative Industries (Intl)
ArtPrize
Variety (Old School Digital)
Vulture

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