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MBU 1110-17 Exam Study Guide.
Copyright Criteria - answer✔Fixed medium, original or creative, has an author
EX: Owner of the Oscar Group Selfie
Copyright Duration - answer✔life of author + 70 years
Copyright Notice - answer✔the word Copyright, Copr., ©, the year of publication, and the name
of the copyright holder - Copyright © 2001 Joe Doakes; not required under agreements of the
Berne Convention.
Fair Use - answer✔the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by
someone else without paying royalties
Copyright Administration - answer✔takes a share of the income but leaves copyright ownership
alone
Copyright Exclusive Rights - answer✔Exclusive: you may do these and prevent others from
doing them.
1.to reproduce the copyrighted work in copies or phonorecords;
2.to prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work;
3.to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work to
the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending;
4.in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and motion
pictures and other audiovisual works, to perform the copyrighted work publicly;
5.in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and
pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works, including the individual images of a motion picture or
other audiovisual work, to display the copyrighted work publicly; and
6.in the case of sound recordings, to perform the copyrighted work publicly by means of a
digital audio transmission.
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Copyright Registration - answer✔Although copyright protection begins when the "idea" is put
in tangible form, the copyright can be registered with the U.S. Copyright Office (fill out the
forms) and more rights accrue to the copyright holder.
intellectual property - answer✔intangible creative work that is embodied in physical form and
includes copyrights, trademarks, and patents
Artist Royalty - answer✔% of sale price of item an artist will receive, increased royalty available
after artist reaches certain plateau
Recoupment - answer✔the process of keeping the money to recover an advance
Cross-Collateralization - answer✔clause in a record contract making costs accrued on all
recordings recoupable out of royalties on all recordings; the clause makes it hard for an artist's
royalty account to ever be in the black
copyright administration deals - answer✔takes a share of the income but leaves copyright
ownership alone
Song-plugging - answer✔- What a good publisher tries to do: Find uses for songs. Like
marketing as a publisher.
- Ex: Hey TV show, we noticed you use a lot of music on your TV show and we got this new song
that you may love
Role of record labels (3) - answer✔Dictate budget of music videos
Design brand image
Control types of songs artists are allowed to release
Label A&R - answer✔At smaller organizations, A&R reps act as an artist's link to the company
and are responsible for signing the artist, guiding the artist's subsequent career, and
representing the artist's interests within the larger organization.
Major Record Labels - answer✔Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner
Music Group
Major licensing - answer✔Synchronization (or sync) license.
Mechanical license.
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11/16/2024 10:16 AM
MBU 1110-17 Exam Study Guide.
Copyright Criteria - answer✔Fixed medium, original or creative, has an author
EX: Owner of the Oscar Group Selfie
Copyright Duration - answer✔life of author + 70 years
Copyright Notice - answer✔the word Copyright, Copr., ©, the year of publication, and the name
of the copyright holder - Copyright © 2001 Joe Doakes; not required under agreements of the
Berne Convention.
Fair Use - answer✔the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by
someone else without paying royalties
Copyright Administration - answer✔takes a share of the income but leaves copyright ownership
alone
Copyright Exclusive Rights - answer✔Exclusive: you may do these and prevent others from
doing them.
1.to reproduce the copyrighted work in copies or phonorecords;
2.to prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work;
3.to distribute copies or phonorecords of the copyrighted work to
the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending;
4.in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and motion
pictures and other audiovisual works, to perform the copyrighted work publicly;
5.in the case of literary, musical, dramatic, and choreographic works, pantomimes, and
pictorial, graphic, or sculptural works, including the individual images of a motion picture or
other audiovisual work, to display the copyrighted work publicly; and
6.in the case of sound recordings, to perform the copyrighted work publicly by means of a
digital audio transmission.
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, ©BRIGHTSTARS EXAM SOLUTIONS
11/16/2024 10:16 AM
Copyright Registration - answer✔Although copyright protection begins when the "idea" is put
in tangible form, the copyright can be registered with the U.S. Copyright Office (fill out the
forms) and more rights accrue to the copyright holder.
intellectual property - answer✔intangible creative work that is embodied in physical form and
includes copyrights, trademarks, and patents
Artist Royalty - answer✔% of sale price of item an artist will receive, increased royalty available
after artist reaches certain plateau
Recoupment - answer✔the process of keeping the money to recover an advance
Cross-Collateralization - answer✔clause in a record contract making costs accrued on all
recordings recoupable out of royalties on all recordings; the clause makes it hard for an artist's
royalty account to ever be in the black
copyright administration deals - answer✔takes a share of the income but leaves copyright
ownership alone
Song-plugging - answer✔- What a good publisher tries to do: Find uses for songs. Like
marketing as a publisher.
- Ex: Hey TV show, we noticed you use a lot of music on your TV show and we got this new song
that you may love
Role of record labels (3) - answer✔Dictate budget of music videos
Design brand image
Control types of songs artists are allowed to release
Label A&R - answer✔At smaller organizations, A&R reps act as an artist's link to the company
and are responsible for signing the artist, guiding the artist's subsequent career, and
representing the artist's interests within the larger organization.
Major Record Labels - answer✔Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner
Music Group
Major licensing - answer✔Synchronization (or sync) license.
Mechanical license.
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