Non-copyright music

                      Copyright and Non-copyright music

             


                              Copyright refers to the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.

The importance of copyright music

For a new song or other work, copyright begins at the moment of fixation — when the music and lyrics have been set down on paper, recorded, or stored on a computer. Copyright protects the musician even if the song is never registered with the Copyright Office. Mailing a copy of the work to yourself provides no additional legal protection and is unlikely to prove useful evidence for establishing the date a song was written.

The copyright in the composition is distinct from the copyright in the sound recording. Generally speaking, the sound recording can be thought of as the master — the recorded performance of the composition. When registering a newly published song, the musician should be sure to protect the copyright in the composition separately from the copyright in the sound recording.

The problems and issues it might create for me during my project

If I don’t have the right or permission to use the work on your site, I may be infringing someone’s copyright.  And I may get a demand for damages or I may get sued. Therefore, we need to gain acceptance of a song by a non-copyright artist.




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