Definitions
In the U.S., organizations that license songs and collect royalties generated from music being played on television, AM/FM radio, internet radio services and publicly broadcast in some other fashion for distribution to songwriter and publisher members.
What is a performing rights society?
Intellectual property can be divided into three domains. One is “copyright”. Can you name the other two?
What is trademarks and patents?
Name the two types of royalty you receive as a composer from your collection society?
What is performance vs. mechanical royalties?
What does internet piracy mean?
What is the unauthorized distribution, theft, reproduction, copying, performance, storage, sale or other use of intellectual property (IP) protected under copyright law.
When music is played at a club; restaurant; concert; on the radio; streamed on Spotify; streamed on Pandora...
What is a public performance license ?
What is a license?
What is the process of loaning an asset for an agreed period, under agreed terms and conditions, to another person/party.
What is getting official permission.
Name 3 things that can be copyrighted.
What is composition, lyrics, sound recordings, and all original artistic works of creative expression.
What is the composer:publisher split for mechanical income in Germany?
What is 60:40.
Name three examples of copyright infringement?
What is making illegal copies, sampling without permission, plagiarism, altering a work without permission etc.
When music is used in a visual piece, such as a movie, TV show or advertisement:
What is a synchronization license?
What is the "most-favoured-nation" principle?
What is treating other parties equally - an offer given to one party is at least equal to the best offer negotiated with the other parties.
Name 3 things that cannot be copyrighted.
What is an idea, slogans, titles, names, single words and short phrases, instructions, lists of ingredients, familiar symbols or designs.
Name the type of royalty you would receive if a band covers your song onstage at a festival.
What is performance royalties?
Briefly describe the concept of “fair use”.
What is using a copyrighted work for a “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work.
This license allows businesses such as hotels, bars, restaurants and hospitals to use song repertoire in exchange for an annual fee.
What is a blanket license?
What is the difference between licensing and assignment?
What is transferring the ownership of an asset for an agreed period, under agreed terms and conditions, to another person/party as opposed to licensing where you retain the ownership.
What evidence is needed for copyright to exist?
What is the copyright needs to exist in a tangible form i.e. a recording or sheet music.
What type of royalty would you receive if your song was included in the new Red Dead Redemption video game soundtrack?
What is synchronization royalties or a sync fee?
Briefly describe the concept of "Safe Harbour" in relation to YouTube.
What is safe-harbor provisions protect Internet service providers like YouTube from the consequences of their users' actions e.g. illegal uploads.
This license allows musical compositions to be reproduced and distributed on records, CD's permanent digital downloads, interactive streams and other digital configurations.
What is a mechanical license?
What is meant by “above the line” and “below the line”?
Above the line: What is classic media = TV, Radio, Cinema, Online-Advertising, Banner Advertising,
Social Media advertising.
Below the line
What is corporate trade fairs, POS, POI, DOOH = digital out of home, in-house e.g.
Visitor centers, Show reels, Intranet, etc
If you are a copyright owner, you have the right to… (name 5 rights)?
What is to reproduce copies of a work, publicly perform a work, broadcast or transmit a work, distribute a work, modify a work.
What type of publishing royalty would you receive from your song being streamed on YouTube?
What is a complicated mix of both mechanical and performance royalties.
What is Article 13 designed to regulate?
What is Article 13 will hold internet provide platforms like YouTube responsible for copyright infringement and fair remuneration.
Who is a licensor, licensee, or both?
What is