QUIZ ON INTRODUCTION TO THE MUSIC BUSINESS

What is the unauthorized use and distribution of copyrighted music without the consent of the rights owners? (SEE SLIDE 5)

Music royalties are payments made to copyright holders for the use of their work. (SEE SLIDE 2)

• TRUE

• FALSE

Music royalty payments are only paid to the recording artist. (SEE SLIDE 2.)

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Royalty payments can go to songwriters, recording artists, composers, publishers, and other rights holders.

They are copyright holders of the song composition. (SEE SLIDE 3.)

For a single song, who owns the music? (SEE SLIDE 3.)

• Songwriters

• Publishers

• Recording Artists

• Record labels

• All of the above

Who invented the first phonograph in 1877? (SEE SLIDE 4.)

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Eli Whitney

• Lil Baby

P2P stands for peer to peace. (SEE SLIDE 7.)

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

P2P stands for peer-to-peer, which is a technology that allows users to share digital information through online networks. P2P networks are often used to share electronic media, such as music, movies, software, and games. However, using P2P networks to upload, download, or share copyrighted material can violate the rights of copyright owners. 

This act established a range of protections for copyright owners and legal liability limitations for digital service providers. (SEE SLIDE 8.)

• The Audio Home Recording Act (AHRA) of 1992

• The Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995

• The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998

• Stop Online Piracy Act of 2012

• This is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. (SEE SLIDE 9.)

• RICO

• ABCD

• RIAA

• AIRR

The Music Modernization Act (MMA) is divided into 2 key titles. (SEE SLIDE 10 - CLICK ON THE MMA WEBSITE LINK.)

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

The Music Modernization Act (MMA) updates the copyright law to make statutory licensing more fair for creators and more efficient for digital music providers. It is divided into three key titles:

• Title I—Musical Works Modernization Act;

• Title II—Classics Protection and Access Act; and

• Title III—Allocation for Music Producers Act.