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Copyright Law An Review on Computer Music Files and P2P File Sharing Copyright: Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, US Code) to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works. This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. What is copyright ? The right to make copies from an original piece of a new creation. What are royalties? The copyright revenues ($$) shared between all participants in the venture: normally the composer, lyricist and the publisher. Two Types of Copyrights Creation Copyright: The composer owns this right to his music. In most cases this copyright is assigned to a publisher to "sell" the song. Recording performance production copyright: The right of a performing artist to create their specific interpretation (production/performance) of the song/music which was already recorded . You have broken the Law if you; burn CDs for your friends download songs using P2P systems make photo copies of copyrighted material What are Computer Music Files ? Computer music files are another form of recording music. You may substitute Computer Music Files with MIDI, MOD, WAV, RA, RMI, MP3,… Copyright laws apply to all formats of Music in any form “digital sheet music” MIDI is the most common form MIDI files can be transformed into printed music . Public Domain Public domain means the copyright has expired . This is the case for music where the creator is dead for more than 50 years, in most countries now even 75 years. Most popular songs are not even half this old and are not yet in the public domain. Mozart’s music=Public Domain Eminem’s music=NOT in the public domain What is P2P P2P stands for "peer-to-peer." When we use P2P software, our computer's hard drive becomes a server that allows someone else to access files stored on our computer. In short: Another computer user can connect directly to our computer and download whatever music files we've stored there. P2P File Sharing Systems Kazaa Ares Gnutella Grokster Morpheus Sharing music on these sites is illegal File transfers Downloading: From a P2P network user's point-of-view, downloading is receiving a song from another computer. Uploading: From a P2P network user's point-of-view, to upload a song is to send it to another computer user. I don’t upload so I’m ok. Right? Wrong: Both downloading and uploading music is illegal. Currently uploading activity is the central focus of lawsuits, but this is changing. Use of P2P systems can result in legal fees and civil penalties, which range from $750 to $150,000 or more per violation. Review Copyright Royalties Computer Music Files Digital Sheet Music P2P File Transfers Public Domain