MUSB 2305 Ch. 11 Study Guide

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MUSB 2305 CHAPTER 11 STUDY GUIDE

“More On Copyright”

THE PLAIN AND SIMPLE GUIDE TO MUSIC PUBLISHING

by Randall D. Wixen

1. ______  The U.S. Copyright office website (www.copyright.gov) provides good information for in-depth research on copyright
2. ______ The PA form is used to register sound recordings
3. ______ The registration number beginning with PA is for unpublished works
4. ______ An advantage to registering an unpublished song is to demonstrate that the song is “finished”
5. ______ The current cost for a paper PA registration is $35
6. ______ The “best edition” is the “one of highest quality” and fullest available recorded demonstration of the song
7. ______ The Library of Congress no longer accepts vinyl discs for deposit
8. ______ You must be a U.S. citizen to register an unpublished work in the U.S.
9. ______ The duration of copyright is the author’s entire life plus 70 years thereafter

10. ______ Wixon advises you to write with people more talented and healthier than you

11. ______ It’s advisable that you send your copyright registration package by a traceable method of delivery

12. ______ After you sign an agreement transferring your copyrights, you have no further legal right to terminate that transfer

13. ______ Copyright transfer terminations are effective worldwide

14. ______ A work-for-hire song is written under a person’s scope of employment

15. ______ Work-for-hire copyright is the same length as regular copyright

16. ______ Your heirs can claim your U.S. copyright renewal rights

17. ______ Your original publisher has the right to reassign your renewal rights after your death

18. ______ Your heirs can claim your renewal rights world-wide

19.  ______ U.S. copyright law adheres to the concept of “moral rights”

20.  ___ ___ It is speculated that the U.S. copyright position on moral rights comes from the film industry

MUSB 2305 CH 11 SG P. 2

BRIEF OUTLINE/ESSAY

1. What are the basic legal requirements for termination of a written copyright transfer?
2. What’s the process for renewing a copyright created before 1978?
3. What’s the process for registering a copyright transfer?
4. Define:
   1. a. PA form
   2. b. Pau
   3. c. Transfer registry
   4. d. CA form
   5. e. SR copyright
   6. f. U.C.C.
   7. g. Berne Convention
   8. h. Moral rights