Monday, 29 September 2014

Copyright Research

Since I am using a licensed song for my music video, digipak and advert to be based on, I need to seek out copyright permission from the record label so I have official authorization to use this song. However, if I do not get a reply back, at least I have contacted them. But first I want to research copyright laws within the music industry.

Music copyright is the legal protection for composers of music, recording artists and other musicians to be recognised in their work. This means that if a piece of music is under copyright protection then you can not broadcast, use or report  it unless you have been given permission by its rightful holders.

Several exclusive rights typically attach to the holder of a copyright: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright
  • to produce copies or reproductions of the work and to sell those copies (including, typically, electronic copies)
  • to import or export the work
  • to create derivative works (works that adapt the original work)
  • to perform or display the work publicly
  • to sell or assign these rights to others
  • to transmit or display by radio or video


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