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Music Business Quiz

Terms in this set (31)

Copyright protection is secured upon creation when a work is fixed in a tangible form.
True
One cannot copyright a song title.
True
A single song agreement allows for uncut songs to revert to the songwriter after a term.
True
Duration of copyright under current law is life of the author plus 70 years.
True
The creative dept. of a music publishing company is responsible for collecting royalties
False
The licensing dept. of a music publishing company is responsible for negotiating rates.
True
Co-publishing is when two or more parties share copyright ownership.
True
ASCAP is the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
True
The artist singing the song on radio performance earns the most in performance royalties.
False
The current statutory mechanical rate is $0.0755
False
Performance royalties and mechanical income are the greatest sources of income for most music publishers.
True
The Sonny Bonno amendment provided for copyright term extension.
True
The third revision to the Copyright Act (1909) was important because it defined a mechanical use for the first time.
True
Giving a recoupable advance to a songwriter is like an unsecured, no-interest loan
True
Songwriters must assign their songs to a publisher to be successful
False
Minstrel performers were often White people appearing in "Blackface"
True
The Aeolian company manufactured player pianos
True
PRO's act as agents representing songwriters and music publishers for the purpose of performance rights licensing
True
Player pianos were one of the first mechanical music playing devices
True
Tin Pan Alley is located in Erie PA
False
every exclusive songwriting agreement will include which of the following provisions:
List of rights granted to publisher
Term of agreement
Song delivery requirement
(All of the above)
A synchronization license is required when a song is used in:
Music video
TV show
Motion picture
TV commercial
(All of the above)
Which of the following does US Copyright Law not protect?
Ideas
Music Publishers generally pay songwriters what percentage of net income?
50%
Which of the following are functions of the royalty department in a music publishing company?
Check the accuracy of incoming statements
Credit the income to the correct songs
Pay the royalties to writers
(All of the above)
List five exclusive rights you receive when one registers and holds the copyright in a song
Perform
Reproduce
Derivative works
Display
Stream digitally
List five provisions in a single song songwriting agreement
No advances
Non-exclusive
Rights may be given back to writer after term
Usually 12-24 month term
Can be for 1-3 songs
List five provisions in an exclusive songwriting agreement
Exclusive to writer
All rights assigned to publisher
Writer has audit rights
Publisher decides which songs to demo
Royalty split 50/50 after recoupment
List five conditions that must be met to acquire a compulsory license
Establish intent
Must use whole song
No major changes
Pay statutory rate
Pay monthly & yearly
List five essential provisions of the 1976 copyright act
Life + 50 years
Defined fair use
Defined new users who must pay
Periodically reexamine rates
All prior laws are obsolete
Define "fair use" and give an example.
Any use of a copyright protected song that does not require a permission, license, or fee - it's an exemption

Ex: religious purposes
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