Music & copyright /
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| Author / Creator: | McDonald, Ian, 1960 July 20- author. |
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| Imprint: | Strawberry Hills, N.S.W. : Australian Copyright Council, 2014. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (52 pages) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | [Publication] / Australian Copyright Council ; B137 Publication (Australian Copyright Council) ; B137. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12646166 |
Table of Contents:
- Intro; 1 About this guide; Who this guide is for; How this guide is set out; Information, not legal advice; 2 Some things you need to know about copyright ...; Copyright law is set out in the Copyright Act 1968; Copyright protects a wide range of material; Lyrics, music, recordings and film or video footage can each have separate copyright protection; Copyright doesn't protect techniques or styles; Copyright is unlikely to protect a name or title; There's no registration of copyright in Australia; Copyright lasts a long time; The person who creates the material generally owns copyright
- The copyright owner can generally control how people use their materialYou'll usually need a clearance to use other people's copyright material in your compositions, songs and recordings; Copyright is a type of property that can be transferred to other people; People who infringe copyright leave themselves open to legal action; 3 ... and "moral rights" for creators ...; Moral rights apply in relation to music and lyrics, for example, but not recordings; Creators have moral rights, whether or not they own copyright
- People using lyrics, artworks, music and films usually have to credit the relevant creator/sCreators can usually take action against anyone who credits someone else for their work; Creators can usually take action against anyone who credits them wrongly when someone else has changed their work; People using lyrics, artworks, music and films usually can't use material in a way that might damage the honour or reputation of the creators; Moral rights don't need to be respected if the creator has given a consent
- Your moral rights may not apply in some cases, if it's "reasonable" in all the circumstances not to respect themMoral rights usually last for as long as copyright; 4 ... and performers' rights; People wanting to film, record or broadcast a performer usually need authorisation; Performers sometimes co-own copyright in sound recordings of their performances; Performers sometimes have moral rights; 5 Debunking some myths; You need to post your songs to yourself by registered mail to prove you wrote them ...; You register your copyright with APRA ...; You only get copyright once you've been published ...
- It's not protected unless it has a copyright notice on itIt's OK to sample recordings, provided you only use 3 seconds or no more than 10% ...; You can use anything you find on the net ...; You can use copyright material provided you attribute the creator ...; You only need to worry about copyright if you're charging money ...; Copyright owners should see our use of their material as good promotion ...; It's all right to use other people's material if you change it ...; You own copyright if you pay someone to create something for you ...; Copyright only benefits big companies and established songwriters ...