MUI 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Wart, Sound Recording And Reproduction
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Mui 221: survey of music industry lecture 2: protecting creative rights. Congress shall have the power to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their writings and discoveries . Gives a push for scientists and artists to gain credit. Safety for people to share their ideas with public. People won"t hide their ideas anymore, make economy better. These rights belong to composers from the date of creation, providing that they x them in a tangible medium of expression: applies to songs, not copyrighted until tangible (written down) Titles, ideas for songs, musical genres, and chord progressions are not copyrightable. Duration of copyright: life of the author plus 70 years. Public domain: works that are no longer copyrightable (after 70 years of owners death) are owned by all, they are no longer copyrightable. The only way to unambiguously prove authorship is to register with the library of.
