Content from the following sources has been used in the creation of this casebook:

• MUSIC & DIGITAL MEDIA (Spring 2020)

  (First published Dec 2019)

  Authors:

  • Chris Bavitz

  
  

  Including material from the following sections:

  • 2.1: U.S. Copyright Office: Circular 1 - "Copyright Basics" (Link to PDF)
  • 2.4: Boehlert: "Four Little Words," Salon.com (August 28, 2000)
  • 2.5: Hirtle: "Copyright Term and Public Domain in the United States" (CC BY 3.0)
  • 2.6: Optional Reading
  • 3: Copyright Alternatives & Other IP
  • 4: Originality, Similarity, Infringement, Sampling & Fair Use
  • 6: Recording Artists, Labels, & Recording Agreements
  • 7: Songwriters, Publishers, & Publishing Agreements
  • 11.1: Background (Review - Previously Assigned)
  • 11.3: Digital Retail - Distributors, File Sales, & Streams