Copyright Law Flashcards
Copyright Act of ??? effective (???)
1976 (effective 1/1/78)
The Bundle of Rights
The right to reproduce the song and make copies.
The right to distribute copies.
The right to perform the song in public
The right to make derivative works.
The right to display musical works.
The right to perform by means of digital audio transmission.
These rights belong to composers from ???, providing that they fix them in a tangible medium of expression.
the datae of creation
Titles, ideas for songs, musical genres, chord progressions are not copyrightable
true
Duration of copyright
life of author plus 70 years
Works Made For Hire
One-time thing (DON’T SIGN A CONTRACT THAT INCLUDES THESE WORDS, CAN’T GET ANY MORE MONEY)
For tv and movies
Public Domain
Can’t be copyrighted
Transfer
To transfer copyright ownership to someone else
Complete notification of copyright requires 3 elements:
The symbol ©
Name of author
Year of copyright
Forms of Copyright
PA (Performing Arts: words and music)
SR (Sound Recording: recorded sounds)
CO (Combined: either)
eCO (same as CO; less money to get copyrighted)
Joint Works
Co-writing
Lasts as long as last surviving author life + 70 years
Derivative Works
The copyright holder adds new instrumentation to the tracks of previously released sound recordings
A copyright holder makes an arrangement of one of their songs
Any non-transformative manipulation of samples
Songs in English translated into other languages
Musical arrangement of a work in the public domain; can be arrange by the arranger
Music (melody and harmony) with lyrics based on words from a work in the public domain, or when permission has been granted from the copyright holder
Recordings can be copyrighted by record companies
True
Fair Use
Using copyrighted material without permission
for education, news, research, etc.
Performance right exclusion for circle P
Copyright holders can perform work over digital audio transmission
