Copyright Laws

Question 1

what is music made for in the Mao era?

Answer 1

Music for the state

Question 2

What does the copyright law not protect?

Answer 2

1) ideas
2)procedure
3)process
4)system
5)method of operation
6)concept
7)principle
8)discovery
Regardless of the form in which it is describe, explained,illustrated, or embodied in such work

Question 3

What is copyleft about?

Answer 3

about allowing the public to have fair use of art

Question 4

What does copyright law protect?

Answer 4

Any tangible medium of expression

Question 5

What are the six exclusive rights?

Answer 5

1. reproduce the copyrighted work
2. derivative work
3. distribute copies/ phonocords
4. perform the copyrighted work publicly
5. Display the copy-righted work publicly
6. to peform the copyrighted work publicly by means of digital audio transmission

Question 6

What are examples of muddying the water?

Answer 6

Sampling & Mash-ups
(Re-)claiming Masters Right

Question 7

What are the differences between copyright and phonogram?

Answer 7

Copyright:
* publishing
* the art
* the concept

Phonogram:
* Mastering
* Tangible recording

Question 8

What are the eight categories of “authorship” that can receive copyright protection(under federal law)?

Answer 8

1. literary work
2. musical work , including any words
3. drammatic work, including any accompany music
4. pantomimes(mimes) and choreographic works
5. pictorial,graphic and sculptural
6. works motion pictures and other audiovisual workds
7. sound recordings (1972)
8. Architechtural works

Question 9

What is the copyright law we used today called?

Answer 9

The copyright Act of 1976

Question 10

how long does the copyright period last for?

Answer 10

individual authors:
life of the author + 70 years
corporate authorship:
120 years after creation OR.95 after publication, whichever endpoint is earlier

Question 11

where do all copyright law stems from?

Answer 11

The US.

Question 12

what happen in china in the 1970s?

Answer 12

Market reform: “Opening of China”: illegal covers of foreign artist

Question 13

What happened to China in 1992?

Answer 13

• China joined the Berne Convention
• Music Copyright Society of China was founded

Question 14

What happened to China in 2011

Answer 14

> 90% of the music downloads in China were illegal

Question 15

What happened to Music in China in 2015?

Answer 15

The National Copyright Administration ordered streaming plateforms to remove unlicensed musi.

Question 16

What happened in 2018 in Music in China?

Answer 16

> 90% of listeners in China were listening to licensed music, higher than the glocal average