Songwriters
"Big Yellow Taxi"
Joni Mitchell
The Standard Copyright Duration in Canada
Life + 50 years
This piece of machinery kickstarted the publishing industry with its creation in the 15th century
The Printing Press
The French company that owns Universal Music Group
Vivendi
This German-American inventor is best remembered for his invention, the flat-disc using gramophone, after which the Grammys are named.
Emil Berliner
"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"
Gordon Lightfoot
This term refers to the use of copyrighted material for the purposes of research, education, private study, parody, satire, criticism, or news reporting
Fair Dealing
Unlike the standard agreement, this deal allows the songwriter to benefit from 50% of the publishing while the publisher will be entitled to the other 50%.
Co-Publishing Deal
Island, A+M, and Motown Records were all purchased by this label in the late 1980's.
Polygram
Having published the works of artists like Little Richard and Buddy Holly, this veteran independent publisher is among the largest of the independents.
Peermusic
"I Don't Want To Miss A Thing"
Diane Warren
A song has two different copyrights: one copyright for the song itself, and the other for the ________.
Recording of the song
Any advance given to a songwriter by a publisher is considered to be _______.
Recoupable
This former major label merged with Sony, before being bought out by them completely in the early 2000's
BMG
The Canadian company not-for-profit that collects neighbouring rights royalties.
Re:Sound
Most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1955 and 1999
Carole King
After departing from Creedence Clearwater Revival to pursue a solo career, this songwriter was accused of plagiarizing himself by the label.
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
A&M, Motown, and Island Records were bought out by this label, before it was in turn purchased by Seagrams.
Polygram
The American Company that collects Neighbouring Rights Royalties
SoundExchange
Has written & co-written 21 Billboard Hot 100 number one hits, ranking him the third highest of all time behind only John Lennon & Paul McCartney.
Max Martin
This copyright term refers to creations of the mind.
Intellectual Property
Name this large independent publishing company, which is home to Rush, Timbaland, and many more famous acts.
Olé
This Russian company owns Warner Music
Access Industries
If you're a dog lover, you might remember this company's logo, picturing a dog listening to an early record player.
The Victor Talking Machine Company