- Music Publishers' Association
Formed to support and advance compliance with the copyright law, combat copyright infringement, and explore the need for further reform.
www.mpa.org
- Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS)
Not-for-profit organization which currently represents over 17,000 composers, songwriters, and music publishers. The MCPS licenses the recording and use of music, and collects royalties for its members.
www.mcps.co.uk
- Unhappy Birthday
Overview of the legal status of the song Happy Birthday.
www.unhappybirthday.com
- Send Them Back!
Proposes sending stolen MP3s to the Recording Industry of America Association.
www.sendthemback.org
- Free Music Philosophy
Argument that any individual should have the freedom to copy, distribute, and modify music for personal, noncommercial purposes.
www.ram.org/ramblings/philosophy/fmp.html
- FastTrack
Digital copyright network of music copyright societies to share technology and business experience in the service of authors and right owners.
www.fasttrackdcn.net
- Music Library Association: Copyright for Music Librarians
Offers scenarios and guidance about general copyright provisions, reserves, preservation, performance rights, issues for composers and authors, and video in the library. Also features full text of guidelines relevant to music and education as adopted by professional organizations.
www.lib.jmu.edu/org/mla
- Audio Home Recording Act of 1992
Legal information regarding copyright infringement and more.
www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/ch10.text.html
- Copyright Primer on Computer Music Files
Explains copyright law as it pertains to music on the Internet. Explains what copyright is and how it affects music as well as answering questions about copyrighted music.
www.reach.net/~scherer/p/copyrit1.htm
- Copyright Issues for Music
Provides information on the U.S. Copyright Office, a guide for music librarians, and articles.
ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/music/copyright.html
- Sweeping Changes Propel U.S. Copywright Law Into Digital Era
Article by E. Scott Johnson that appeared in The Daily Record discusses the changes that Congress made to the U.S. Copyright Act in response to the digital era.
www.ober.com/alerts/sweeping.htm
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