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Team Assignments

Krasilovsky & Shemel, Chapter 7: "Sound Recordings: Rights, Restrictions, and Royalties"
 
Team 1. What is the significance of 15 February 1972 and what happens on 15 February 2067?
Team 2. With whom does the initial copyright of a recording rest?  Explain.
Team 3. What is a derivative work?  Explain.
Team 1. Why would a record company release a “Greatest Hits” compilation?  Explain.
Team 2. What would be the advantage of releasing a film’s soundtrack before the film is released?  Explain.
Team 3. Under what conditions might a recording made outside of the US be copyrighted in the US?
Team 1. Has the European Union adopted the US standard of “life of author plus 70 years”?
Team 2. What are “neighboring rights”?  How are they different from copyright?
Team 3. Describe how “fair use” applies to sampling.
Team 1. For recordings made after 15 February 1972, what rules govern using this music with film?
Team 2. What are some of the challenges of The Audio Home Recording Act?
Team 3. What kinds of music consumption were covered by the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995?
Team 1. As a consequence of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, in what percentages does SoundExchange distribute fees?
   
22 January, 2018