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The art of music listening. The art of granting licenses -- The art of clearing licenses --The language of music licensing. Music as property -- Copyright -- Right vs license -- Ownership of music -- Works made for hire -- Joint ownership of music -- Deriving income from music -- Types of licenses for music -- Differences in the rights and privileges of holders of exclusive rights and non-exclusive licenses -- Avoiding confusion exclusive right vs non-exclusive license -- Avoiding confusion understanding ownership of the undivided copyright -- Avoiding confusion selling, assigning -- Granting, licensing -- The language of the art -- Formalities of licensing. Formalities of assignment -- Formalities of licensing -- Get it in writing -- Letter form vs contract form -- Reference to the parties -- Standard terms and conditions -- Forms used in this book -- Duration of copyright, assignments of copyright, and licenses. Introduction -- Duration of copyright -- Renewal of copyright -- Duration of assignments of copyright -- Duration of assignment of renewal copyright -- Duration of licenses -- After life -- Basic considerations in music licensing. Fee structure -- Value of the song -- The important of the song in relation to its intended use -- The scope of the intended use -- Common terms and conditions regarding fees and payment -- Commonly used boilerplate terms and conditions -- Afflicted company problem -- General advice to music copyright owners - always encourage activity in the song -- General advice to persons seeking to clear licenses: full disclosure all the uses you might conceivably make of the music -- Print licenses. Historical background -- Types of printed music -- Preparation and distribution of printed music -- Print rights -- Print licenses -- Forms -- Mechanical licenses. Historical background -- Legal background -- Considerations in granting and clearing mechanical licenses -- Mechanical rights agencies -- Electrical transcription licenses. Types of electrical transcriptions -- Considerations in granting and clearing electrical transcription licenses -- Rights agencies -- Synchronization licenses. Considerations in granting and clearing synchronization licenses -- Theatrical motion picture trailers -- Promotional music videos -- Non-theatrical business video programs -- Videogram licenses. The rights involved -- Emerging fee/royalty issues -- Considerations in granting and clearing videogram licenses -- Other terms and considerations -- Promotional music video videogram license -- Non-theatrical videogram license -- Video yearbooks -- Old licenses and new uses. Types of old synchronization licenses -- Determining the scope of ambiguous licenses a suggested approach -- Avoiding ambiguity -- Licenses for television, radio, and print advertising. Industry background -- Considerations in granting and clearing licenses to use music in advertising -- Print advertising -- Licenses for music boxes and consumer musical products. Background -- Considerations in granting and clearing musical product licenses -- Printing of music or lyrics -- Licenses for computer software, multi-media disks and new media products. Technological developments -- Considerations in granting and clearing licenses for computer software, multi-media programs, and new media products -- Additional considerations in clearing licenses for multi-media and new media products -- Performance licenses. Historical background -- Legal background -- Performance rights societies today -- Performance license grants to performing rights societies -- Considerations in granting and clearing performance licenses -- Collection of performance royalties from music users distribution of performance royalties to publisher and writer members -- The grand rights controversy. Overview of theatrical musical productions -- Legal background -- Distinguishing between dramatic rights nondramatic rights and grand rights -- Grand performance distinguished from dramatic performance -- Analysis of various dramatic and nondramatic uses of music -- Recent court cases -- Grand right in a person's life story -- Broadcast of an entire album -- Dramatic adaptation rights -- Determining who has the right to license these uses -- Licensing considerations -- The digital sampling controversy. Technical background -- Recent recording practices -- Legal background -- Considerations in granting and clearing licenses for digital samples -- The split copyright syndrome. Undivided co-ownership of copyright -- The problem an illustrative example -- The music clearance industry a partial solution -- Legal background -- Tip on clearing licenses from multiple co-owners -- Copyright administration -- Curing the split copyright syndrome -- Typical license fees. Print license fees -- Mechanical license fees -- Electrical transcription fees -- Synchronization fees -- Videogram fees -- Commercial advertising license fees -- Music boxes and commercial product license fees -- Computer software multi-media, and new media product fees -- Performance license fees -- Living stage performance license fees -- Sampling license fees -- MIDI software fees. |
