PART 2: United States copyright law basics for musicians
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PART 2: United States copyright law basics for musicians
In the prior blog post - United States Copyright Law Basics for Musicians we discuss what a copyright is, how copyright law protects musicians and how a musician can get a copyright on a musical composition. In
Who owns the copyright of a work?
Copyright ownership vests in author of the work. In the case of joint authors, they are joint owners. Work made for hire is generally owned by the employer.(Work made for hire is defined as that
What rights does a Copyright grant?
A copyright gives the author a number of exclusive rights. These rights include the right: (1) to reproduce the copyrighted work; (2) to make derivative works; (3) to distribute copyrighted works to the public; (4)
What is Copyright?
Copyrights are statutory property rights, which grant to authors or creators certain exclusive rights in their creations for a limited duration. Copyright law protects intangible original works of authorship which are fixed in a tangible