Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer! This is just a bare bones introduction to copyright issues as they pertain to musicians, including performers, educators, and students.

1. COPYRIGHT FOR
MUSICIANS
Creator and Educator Perspectives

2. DISCLAIMER:
I AM NOT A LAWYER
I’m just a librarian!

3. WHAT IS COPYRIGHT?

4. What is copyright?
“The right of authors to control the use
of their work for a limited period of
time.”

5. Why have copyright?

6. Why have copyright?

7. When is a work copyrighted?

8. How long does copyright last?

9. CREATOR PERSPECTIVE
Useful for composers and performers

10. What exclusive rights does copyright
give me?
■ To reproduce the work.
■ To distribute the work.
■ To create derivative works.
■ To publicly perform the work.
■ To publicly display the work.
■ To publicly perform sound recordings by means of a
digital audio transmission.

11. Creative Commons

12. Provide
Attribution
Creative Commons

13. Use
unchanged
Creative Commons

14. Non-commercial
use only
Creative Commons

15. Use same
license
Creative Commons

16. USER PERSPECTIVE
Useful for performers and educators

17. What is public domain?

18. What are orphan works?

19. What is fair use?

20. Four Factors Effecting Fair Use
1) Purpose of the Use
From Cornell University

21. Four Factors Effecting Fair Use
2) Nature of the copyrighted material
From Cornell University

22. Four Factors Effecting Fair Use
3) Effect on the market for the original
From Cornell University

23. Four Factors Effecting Fair Use
4) Amount copied
From Cornell University

24. Four Factors Effecting Fair Use
4) Amount copied
Media Amount Suggested to meet Fair Use
Video Up to 10% or 3 minutes, whichever is less
Text Up to 10% or 1000 words, whichever is less;
1 chapter out of 10 chapter book
Music/Lyrics/Music Video Up to 10%, but no more than 30 seconds
Illustrations/Photographs/Images No more than 5 images from a single artist;
10% of a published collective works, but no more
than 15 works
Data Sets (databases) Up to 10% or 2500 fields, whichever is less
From San Jose State
University Library

25. QUESTIONS?
(Keeping in mind I’m not a lawyer!)

26. PRACTICETIME!

27. ScenariosActivity
■ Complete the crossword with copyright-related
words.
■ Then, choose one scenario and use the fair use factors
to determine if your use of the material could
reasonably be considered fair use. Defend your
answer using the four factors of fair use.