Exploring Music Copyright Law

What is it called if you violate copyright law?

• Infringement

• Violation

• Law

• Bad stuff

Copyright law in the U.S. allows the author to do 3 things. What are they?

• Make copies of the original work

• Create new works based on the original

• Perform or display the work

• Take old works and change the title

What is First Sale?

• Allows someone to sell the copyrighted work for double the profit

• Allows someone to use a copyrighted work for something that is usually not allowed by law

• Ability to change the work however they see fit

• Ability to resell a product without the copyright holder permission

What does Licensing allow someone to do?

• Allows someone to use a copyrighted work for something that is usually not allowed by law

• Allows someone to print millions of copy of the work and sell them for a profit.

• It allows someone to drive a car

• Allows for people to create original works and charge other people to use it.

What is Fair Use?

• Someone can make copies of part or all of a work and then distribute them to people on the street.

• Someone can make copies of part or all of a work even when the copyright holder has not given permission

• Someone can make copies of part or all of a work for resale

• Someone can make copies of part or all of a work with permission.

Name 4 things that are protected by copyright.

• Books

• music/lyrics

• Photography

• Dramatic Works

• Titles

Which of these ARE protected by copyright.

• Ideas

• Names

• Screen plays

• Facts

Who owns the copyright in recorded music?

• Producer, recorder, songwriter, record label

• Producer and recorder

• Artist

• Producer and record label

Who owns the copyright to an original work?

• The Public

• The Author/Creator

• The Manager

• The United States Government

Why would a parody be considered fair use?

• The parody has to use a small portion of the original work, it cannot take away profit from the original

• It uses the same music and does not change the purpose of the song.

• The parody has to use a small portion of the original work with most of the original lyrics

• Because it's funny