A synch license must be obtained from the music publisher songwriter that controls the composition when a composition is recorded in production with:

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

Soundtrack of a film

Television Program

Video Production

Recorded as a part of commercial

Recorded promotional announcement

Musical Compotion are the

1. _____ & _______

2. Copyright held by ________ Company

Note& Lyrics

Publishing Company

Songwriters and publishers in the U.S are typically associated with one of these three PRO's

1.

2.

3.

ASCAP

BMI

SESAC

_________ & ________ are governed by anti-trust consenst decresses administered by the federal courts.

Issues

Copyright owners

1) ______ control of _____ _____

2) Losing _______

3) Disfavor broader _____ ______ privilege

4) ______ by threatening _______ claim

1) Losing; digital works

2) income

3) fair use

4) Censor; infrigement

Issues -- Users of Copyrighted materials

1) Restricted by  _____ _____ doctrine

2) Restricted by threat of ______ _______

3) Sometimes cavalier about _____ ______

1) Fair Use

2) infringment suits

3) Copyright ownership

Why Copyright?

"Congress has power to ______ the Progress of _____ and the useful ______, by securing for  ______ _____ to Authors and ______ the exclusive right to their respective __________ and _________"

Authors control _______ in _______ law

Inventors control _______ in _____ law

writings; copyright

discoveries; patent

"writins" include

1)

2)

3)

4)

5) All _______ "________"

1)Books

2) Papers

3) photos

4)CD's

5) All creative expression

For a "______ time"

_______ on inventions_____years, then ______ domain

(the reason for _______)

For a limited time, Copyright on original "writings"

_____ of _____ + ___ years

First U.S. Copyright Law, 1790 protected a:

_______, _____ or _______

Original works of authorshp include:

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Literary works include

7

Fixed in a tangible medium means to be

__________, __________. Captured on __________ chip. ___________. __________

Photo of Obama (p.242-243)

Burrow - Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony

Originality?

Compilation

*______________

*______________

*__________ or pre-existing materials

e.g.

* Original selection

* Coordination

* arrangment of pre-existing materials

e.g., databases, stock lists

Compilation is

NOT ____

NOT "____________"

NOT _______ list

Case Associated: ___________ v ____________

NOT effort

NOT "sweat of the brow"

NOT alphabetical list

Case Associated: (Feist Publication v. Telephone Services)

Collective work is the collections of ___-_____ _____ works.

e.g. _______ (individual articles may be _______)

Pre-existing; epressive;

e.g:Magazine (individual articles may be copyrighted)

Copyright on collective work covers _____ work in collection.

Individual works in collection may retain ______ copyright.

Derivative Work:

____________ or ___________

E.g, _________ from _______

______ from ______play

_______ from book

Transformation or Adaptation

e.g., screen play from book

film from screen play

film from book

Derivative work

Copyright not "________"

Is "______"

Unitary

divisible

NOT Copyrightable works:

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

Ideas, facts, procedures, processes.

Useful items

Tables

typefaces

formats 

layouts

Ideas

ex.

Facts:

ex.

COPYRIGHT DURATION:

For a "Limited time"

Individual:_____ of ____+____ yrs.

Company: ___ yrs. from _____

___yrs. from ____________

Case Associated: ______ v. _______

Individual: Life of author + 70 years

Company: Shorter of 120 years from creation

95 years from publication

Eldred v. Ashcroft

Copyright formalities

3

Notice

Registration

Deposit

Notice cont

Plus ____ of original publication plus _____ of copyright __________.

Registration and Deposit

* Register with Register of Copyrights _____ _____.

* Deposit ____ copies of published work ______ _____ & deposit _______, _______

Author

1. work within ______ of ________.

2. commissioned ____-_____-_____ agreement signed.

Copyright Ownership -- Works made for hire

1. _____ _____ & ______ workers are not usually "employees" 

2. Free lancers on commision may be asked to ______ _____-_____-______ contracts.

Work for hire contract ________ all _______

Freelance work submitted with ___ __________ allows one-time publication.

Federal government does not copyright _________.

State Governments do not copyright ____________.

Rights

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

1) Copying

2) Derivative Works

3) Distribution

4)Display

5) Performance

Moral Rights

-- Copying : Illicit copying is _____ ______

Rights Copying

_____ servers closed.

Diplomatic efforts to stop _____

" you can ____ but you can't ____"

Rights Distribution

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

Publish

Sell

Rent

Loan

Broadcast

Webcast

Rights Distribution

"____ ____" doctrine: Author decides ______to distribute or not.

Case Associated: _____v.______.

"First Sale" Doctrine: author decides whether to distribute or not.

Case Associated: Harper & Row Publisher v. Nation Enterprises.

Harper & Row v. Nation

Copyright infringement to publish ______ excerpts from rival _______. Nation lost _____ of _________. Nation's contract to publish _______.

Publishers need ________ permission to make "____" publication in database. But ________ permission not needed for publishers to make ___-____ archives.

Case Associated: _____ v. ______

Result of Tasini

Publishers require _______ sign ____-for- ____ agreements.

Rights Public Performance

1)Live: ___, ___, concert hall

2)

3)

4)

5)

1) Clubs, tv, concerthall

2) Film

3) Broadcast

4) Webcast

5) Podcast

Public Display

1

2

3

Art Gallery

Posters

Computer Screen

Public Display

works "_______" from computer where they are stored.

Not display to link and "____ ___" to other websites.

Public Performance

Distinguish the song (________ & ______) from the sound recording: (a _____ on a ____)

Composition; lyrics

Band; CD

Sound Recordings

Radio Stations ____ for the song

--the _____________-- not the ___________.

Radio stations can simultaneously _________.

Fimmakers, advertisers, webcasters who schedule music or serve subscribesr ____ _____ for the song

---the ___________---

&

for the ________ _______

Sound Recordings -- Compulsory Licesnses

Cable operators drawing from _______ ________. Direct satellite to ____________ homes. _________ phone companies using _____________.