Copyright
Objective: to be
able to identify the purpose of copyright in the music industry
Outcomes:
All: will be able to research into the copyright law and describe how it is used within the music industry (Grade E)
Most: will be able to research into the copyright law and explain how it is used in the industry by referring to detailed examples (Grade C)
Some: will be able to discuss how the copyright law is used within the music industry by discussing the main points and by referring to excellent examples (Grade A)
The Copyright Law
The Copyright law is a legal concept, enforced by most governments, giving the fabricator of work the exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time. it gives the copyright holder the right to be credited for the work, to determine who may adapt the work to other forms, who may perform the work, who may financially benefit from it, and other related rights.
All: will be able to research into the copyright law and describe how it is used within the music industry (Grade E)
Most: will be able to research into the copyright law and explain how it is used in the industry by referring to detailed examples (Grade C)
Some: will be able to discuss how the copyright law is used within the music industry by discussing the main points and by referring to excellent examples (Grade A)
The Copyright Law
The Copyright law is a legal concept, enforced by most governments, giving the fabricator of work the exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time. it gives the copyright holder the right to be credited for the work, to determine who may adapt the work to other forms, who may perform the work, who may financially benefit from it, and other related rights.
How does copyright law apply to music?
The music industry exists because of two types of copyrights. 1) the musical composition, and 2) the sound recording. A musical composition copyright protects the lyrics and melody in a song, and the sound recording copyright protects the audio recording.
Musical composition and Sound recording
If a musical composition is like the blueprint to build a house, then the sound recording would be the finished house. The musical composition gives us the blueprint for the song and the sound recording is the audio recording of an artist’s performance of the song. So, for example, if Beyonce and Barbra Streisand record their own versions of the same musical composition, as you can imagine, the resulting sound recordings would be very different.
How do music companies benefit from copyright law?
Copyrights can be sold and licensed. The practical result is that music publishers own musical compositions and record labels own sound recordings. So, when a songwriter is offered a “publishing deal,” they are signing an agreement to write musical compositions exclusively for that music publisher. And, when a singer is offered a “record deal,” they’re signing an agreement to exclusively make sound recordings for that record label. Sometimes the songwriter and singer are the same person, so it’s important to know which rights are involved in a contract, because the deals are very different.
1) Explain why you had to apply for copyright
2) Discuss in detail what you did. Identify the record label, email, phone, etc
(step by step account)
3) Response- did you get a response from the record label, how many times did you contact them, are you still awaiting a response?
3) Response- did you get a response from the record label, how many times did you contact them, are you still awaiting a response?
You have made a start in explaining why music copyright is essential within the industry. Now aim to include your response from your record label.
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