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MUSIC & DIGITAL MEDIA (Spring 2018)

RIGHTS FRAMEWORK AND SCOPE OF PROTECTION (2 OF 2): Sound Recordings (Originality / Similarity / Infringement / Fair Use) (Spring 2018)

TOPICS

Scope of federal and state law protections for sound recordings:

- Federal law protection for recordings first fixed after February 15, 1972.

- State law protection for pre-72 recordings.

History and origins of common law rights / preemption by the Copyright Act.

Infringement and sampling of sound recordings.

Fair use of sound recordings.