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Assignment: Research the law on Copyright for music and lyrics. When you write music when do you have copyrights? How long do you have copyrights? What does having copyright to music or lyrics really mean? In the US what is the current year for Public Domain music? What is the difference between public domain and proof of public domain? In your own words list rules for copyright music and lyrics.
Find one famous case on music or lyrics copyright infridgement - summerize.
Once you make the songs and you publish it you then have copyright for the music. Ypu have copyright for the music till you die and 70 years after or unless you sell it to someone. It Basically mean that someone else cannot use the same word that you use so that they can't plagerise your work. The US current year is 1922. HAving a copyright to the music is the different between the two.
ReplyDelete1. All the thing published after 1923 is apart of the public domain.
2. Copyrights have to be renewed between 1923 and 1977.
3. after death and 70 years is copyrighted
4. All work created before Jan. 1st is published
5. all work after 1978 is automatically has a copyright.
A famous case is Levine v. Mcdonald's corporation they said that they stole the rthym of the theme song
COnnor Hutchison-3
Once you make the songs you got, you then have to publish them then copyright them. You then have the copyright unless you die or sell it to someone. It really means that someone else cannot use the same words you do or else it is plagiarism. the current year for public domain on music is 1922. the difference between public domain and proof domain are
ReplyDelete1:All music published before 1922 are public domain
2:Copyrights ahve to be renewed by 1923-1977
3: All works created before Jan 1 1978 were never published.
4:All works created before Jan 1 are published
5:All work after 1978 are automatically copyrighted.
A famous cast is Capital records Inc. v. Naxos of America, only federal statutory copyright was available for published literary works.
Drew Goupille
1.When you write music you have copyright laws whenever you want because it's your own piece and not someone elses.
ReplyDelete2. You have copyrights for and unlimited amount of time if it's your own piece that your copying.
3. Having copyright to music or lyrics means that you have permission to use another persons work with them knowing and letting you.
4. 1978
5. The difference between a public domain and proof of public domain is that any song can be put in the public domain where you don't have to get permission to copyright that piece but if it's in the proof of public domain you have to give proof showing that it's located in the public domain.
RULES:
1. Get permission.
2. Don't use someone elses work unless it is either in the public domain or they have given you permission.
3. Do not reproduce songs and hand them out.
A famous case was the George Harrision Vs. Bright Tunes Music Corp. This was about the Bright Tunes Music Corp. making a number 1 hit that was the exact same song as George Harrisions number 1 hit.
Madyson Davis 3rd Hour