Canadian Songwriters
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Who is Joni Mitchell?
Copyright Duration in Canada since Dec 30, 2022
What is Life + 70 years?
This piece of machinery kickstarted the publishing industry with its creation in the 15th century
What is the Printing Press?
Interscope, Island, Motown, Def Jam, Verve
Whos is Universal Music?
The process of calling ahead to confirm details about a gig.
What is advancing the show?
"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"
Who is Gordon Lightfoot?
The use of copyrighted material for the purposes of research, education, private study, parody, satire, criticism, or news reporting.
What is Fair Dealing?
This deal allows the songwriter to benefit from 50% of the publishing while the publisher will be entitled to the other 50%.
What is the Co-Publishing Deal?
Atlantic, Elektra, Parlephone, WEA, Reprise
Who is Warner Records?
In a guarantee deal, this is the term for an amount of money pre-negotiated to be paid to the artist.
What is a "Flat Fee"?
"In my Feelings"
Who is Drake?
A song has two different copyrights: one copyright for the composition and the other for the ________.
What is the Recording?
Any advance given to a songwriter by a publisher is considered to be _______.
Recoupable
Columbia, Epic, RCA, Bad Boy, Legacy
Who is Sony Music?
e.g. $500 vs 80% of NBOR
What is a Versus deal?
Man, I Feel Like a Woman
Who is Shania Twain (and Mutt Lange)?
After departing from Creedence Clearwater Revival to pursue a solo career, this songwriter was accused of plagiarizing himself by the label.
Who is John Fogarty?
In this type of pub deal, the publisher does not receive any ownership of the copyright, but instead takes a flat fee of the top.
Administrative Deal
Warner Canada and Warner India formed a joint venture to promote Punjabi music on this label.
What is 91 North Records?
GBOR and NBOR
What is Gross Box Office Receipts or Net Box Office Receipts?
"Sorry"
Who is Justin Bieber? (and Julia Michaels)
This copyright term refers to creations of the mind.
What is Intellectual Property?
Name this large independent publishing company, which is home to Rush, Timbaland, and many more famous acts.
Olé
This Canadian Artist started XO Records.
Who is the Weeknd?
In this type of deal a split at a pre-negotiated rate between the act and promoter
What is a Gross Split Deal?