Writing partners: Joint Copyrights and Your Music

Posted by on Oct 26, 2011 in Art, Business Transactions, Commercial Transactions, Copyright, Entertainment, Intellectual Property, Music, News | 0 comments If you’ve ever considered obtaining a copyright for your or your band’s music, you are already aware just how complicated obtaining a copyright can be. One song alone can be subject to several different ownership rights – that is when the song is a joint work. Also, many individuals in the music industry know that producing one song can require the services of several different...
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Compulsory Licenses and Your Music

Posted by on Oct 26, 2011 in Art, Business Transactions, Commercial Transactions, Copyright, Entertainment, Intellectual Property, Music, News | 0 comments Although obtaining a copyright for your music is easy and a great way to protect your property and it provides you with exclusive rights, the law has created an exception to copyright law that makes your right to your own music a little less exclusive. In the music industry, the phrase “compulsory license” is often thrown around. What does compulsory license mean? Well, this may come as a...
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