Copyrights A Product of Creativity in Bloom Elexis Jones 2011 A project of the AIPLA.

Copyrights

A Product of Creativity in BloomElexis Jones

2011

A project of the

AIPLA

Copyrights

What is a copyright?

A copyright is a form of protection given to authors or creators of original works.

What does a copyright protect?

When is your work protected?

Your work is protected by a copyright as soon as it is created and fixed in a tangible form.

What rights are granted with a copyright?

• Basically, a copyright entitles you as the author of the work to do the following or let others do the following:– Make copies of your work– Distribute copies of your work– Perform your work publicly– Display your work publicly– Make derivative works

“Happy Birthday To You” Song

Chili’s Birthday Song

Happy happy birthday From the Chili’s crew,We wish it was our birthday So we could party too. HEY!

TGI Friday’s Birthday Song

I don’t know what I been told… Someone here is getting old…I don’t know but its been said…Look at his/her face its turning

red…Sound off... happy... Sound off…birthday…Sound off… happy birthday…OKAY!

“You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)”

Dead or Alive - 1984

Sampling

“Right Round”Flo Rida – 2009

File Sharing Cases:LimeWire (2010) and Napster (2001)• In both cases, the file sharing companies (i.e.

LimeWire and Napster) were found to have enabled the sharing of files that were protected by copyrights

• Lesson: Pay for your music: It’s not fair to the copyright holder if you don’t

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Copyright Protection in the Music Industry

• Singers– Record Labels

• Song Writers– Broadcast Music, Inc.

(BMI)– The American Society of

Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)

Steps to Copyright• Create• Register Your Copyright

– www.copyright.gov– Can be done electronically

• Send the Package to the Copyright Office– May not be necessary if you

register online

© 2010 U.S. Copyright Office

Questions?