CMU LIBRARY

Music Copyright

The ins and outs of music copyright

Resources about music copyright, explaining how copyright works in general, the ins and outs of music rights and music licensing, and the big disputes and developments you should know about.

CMU Trends Guide To Music Rights | CLICK HERE
The complete guide to copyright, music licensing and music rights revenues

Music Copyright In Ten Steps | CLICK HERE
A ten step guide to how music copyright works

Copyright Jargon In Ten Steps | CLICK HERE
A ten step guide to some key copyright terminology

Collective Licensing In Ten Steps | CLICK HERE
A ten step guide to the collective licensing system

Music Rights Data In Ten Steps | CLICK HERE
A ten step guide to music rights data, data standards and databases

Artist And Songwriter Rights In Ten Steps | CLICK HERE
A ten step guide to the rights artists and songwriters enjoy over their music

Sync Licensing In Ten Steps | CLICK HERE
A ten step guide to how sync deals work

Safe Harbours In Ten Steps | CLICK HERE
A ten step guide to the copyright safe harbour

Music & Podcasts | CLICK HERE
A speed briefing on getting music into podcasts

Top ten legal battles: Procul Harum take it to the Lords | CLICK HERE
The dispute over who wrote Procul Harum’s ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’

Top ten legal battles: The Jay-Z moral rights case | CLICK HERE
How a Jay-Z lawsuit tested moral rights in the US

Top ten legal battles: The Kraftwerk sampling case | CLICK HERE
What copyright law says about sampling

Top ten legal battles: Prince and the dancing baby | CLICK HERE
The big test case on DMCA takedowns and ‘fair use’

Top ten legal battles: The Blurred Lines song-theft case | CLICK HERE
The ‘Blurred Lines’ song-theft litigation dissected