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Copyright, Licensing and Performing Rights
American Society of Composers,
Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Performing rights licensing organization created in 1917;
now representing over 68,000 composers, writers and publishers;
searchable database of works administered.
Performing rights licensing organization representing over 180,000 composers, lyricists and publishers; searchable database of works administered. Features related music business information.
Church Musician copyright management resources
CCA Church Copyright Administration
CCLI Church Copyright Licensing International
Copyright Management
Center
Sponsored by Indiana University, this excellent site contains
information specially presented for use by graduate students,
faculty, and librarians. Topics include guidance on copyright
and general research dissemination, preparation of dissertations,
fair use for teaching and research, and securing, managing,
and sharing legal rights.
Copyright & Fair
Use
Link to current legislation, cases and issues, full-text articles
on copyright and fair use, and more. Sponsored by Stanford University
Libraries, the Council of Library Resources, FindLaw Internet
Legal Resources, and Academic Information Resources.
Copyright
Resources Online
Contains sections on university copyright resources and on non-university
intellectual property resources. Developed by Ann Okerson, Eileen
Gifford, and Janet Erickson.
European American Music Distributors
Corporation
Agents for Schott, Universal, and others; provides events calendar
and licensing information, and composer biographies of those
represented.
Harry Fox Agency (HFA)
Represents more than 14,500 American music publishers; established
in 1927 by the National Music Publishers Association, monitors
licensing of music copyrights for performances, recordings,
broadcasting and visual media.
Links for Music Copyright Law in the USA
Compiled by attorney Ronald B. Standler, a good essay efficiently introduces issues for print and recorded music and essential links are provided. Start here, too, for the web approach to the U.S. Copyright Office for information on registration and compulsory licensing fees.
Music Publishers Association
Provides request forms for information on music copyrights and
their fair use, for inquiries on out-of-print copyrighted music,
and for permission to arrange music. Be sure to see
also their Sales Agency List on this same site for
imprint and parent company direct contact information.
Music Library Association:
A Guide to Copyright for Music Librarians
Sponsored by the Legislation Committee of the Music Library
Association.
National Music Publishers Association
(NMPA)
Performing rights licensing organization for over 600 composers,
chiefly American; parent company of HFA; good source of general
licensing-related information.
When Works
Pass Into The Public Domain
This succinct site clarifies, in table form, duration of copyright
for a work depending on when it was created, published, registered
and renewed; the definitions pertain to U.S. copyright law since
its inception. Created in 1995, and subsequently updated, by
Laura Gassaway.