Understanding Copyright Law and Exclusive Rights

In this http://www.artistshousemusic.org interview, Maggie Lange, an attorney and Professor of Music Business/Management at Berklee College of Music, explains the five "exclusive rights" that the law grants to a copyright holder, as well as some of the exceptions and additions that apply to music, such as the compulsory mechanical license and minimum statutory rate clauses.

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[cajundude62e]

This is such B.S. So to get around the copy right law you are required to pay .091 cents per copy to the creator and the companies that are supposedly leagally distributing this such as Itunes charge $1.99 per song? So why are they not brought to justice for gouging the price. Companies like Itunes are making $1.90 per song doing what we are being brought to jail for no profit. This really pisses me off!

[marcopolo3001]

Inventing things shouldn't require an economic incentive. It should be there for all to benefit. However in our monetary system we unfortunately have to play the carrot &stick game to get anything to work. We already live in a backwards society that would hold out on free energy, cure for cancer &a whole bunch of things, until they find a way to make it profitable. In other words, anti humanistic. Then it can get priority. Just look at history &Tesla's wireless energy, it wasnt profitable so no

[12quillemall5321]

Often one creation is based on another creation. Example. The basic cake wasn't flavored.

Supposed the original cake bake had a copywrite on cake. Where would cake baking be now. stuck to an unflavored mass called cake.

[ThomasMoar]

I download and burn music to disks, vast libraries of music, for no monetary gain. I distribute these to a lot of people I know for the sole benefit of their enjoyment.

I dont care about your oppresive bureaucracy. I only care about the music, man. You cant OWN music any more than you can own birdsong.

When did it stop being about creativity and start completely revolving around the money, huh?

The route of all things evil indeed. Its killed everything good in this world. Even music.

[TrentDaniel01]

I do music covers, is that copyright infringment even if I dont sell the music and I dont own ownership? I just sing it and film myself while singing.

[stamstuff]

just watch the movie "zeitgeist movving forward" here on youtube, and you'll sea much better way for many points in people life, and if you like it, spread the word.

[onelineproof]

There are many different ways to create incentive to create something. Copyright is one of those ways that forces you to give up freedom of speech and privacy.

Fight copyright!!!

[mordor6666]

This is the kind of thinking that means money you gain from your art is more important than the meaning, social standing, etc.

[12107170]

@a12gregjockca I don't know. :(