The Copyright Act of Canada assure the rights of the original artists in all areas of creative attempt Protection for musical works falls under several categories, including:
• lyrics without music, which fall into the category of literary works
• compositions consisting of both words and music, or music only
• sound recordings
• performances by musicians
• broadcasters’ communication signals
Copyright laws are not always straightforward. For example, a song may be copyright-protected; but a separate copyright must apply to the medium that contains the song, such as a cassette or a CD, because the two are considered to be different works (section 9).
In Canada, radio stations have copyright-cleared permission to broadcast whatever music they choose — provided that they compensate the composer, music publisher, performer and record producer. For simultaneously retransmit the signal broadcaster can authorize another broadcaster. In the case of television, retransmission includes broadcasting a communication signal in an open public place.
For Music material it’s different. Copying a musical tape for private use is not considered infringement, because a royalty payment to the owners of the song was paid when the blank audio-tape was purchased (section 82).Music copyright is considered to be infringed when material is rented, sold, distributed, traded or even just possessed without the consent of the copyright holder (section 27).
However, some activities are not considered infringement if done for purely private use. The regulatory body, empowered by the Copyright Act to establish royalties to be paid for the use of works, is the Copyright Board of Canada (section 66). Royalty fees are paid to copyright collectives, which represent owners of works who have banded together. One of the largest copyright collectives in Canada is the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN).
SOCAN licenses the public performance and telecommunication of the world’s repository of copyright-protected musical works in Canada, and then distributes royalties to its members and affiliated international societies. Other copyright collectives in Canada range from radio and television programming, to makers of sound recordings.
• lyrics without music, which fall into the category of literary works
• compositions consisting of both words and music, or music only
• sound recordings
• performances by musicians
• broadcasters’ communication signals
Copyright laws are not always straightforward. For example, a song may be copyright-protected; but a separate copyright must apply to the medium that contains the song, such as a cassette or a CD, because the two are considered to be different works (section 9).
In Canada, radio stations have copyright-cleared permission to broadcast whatever music they choose — provided that they compensate the composer, music publisher, performer and record producer. For simultaneously retransmit the signal broadcaster can authorize another broadcaster. In the case of television, retransmission includes broadcasting a communication signal in an open public place.
For Music material it’s different. Copying a musical tape for private use is not considered infringement, because a royalty payment to the owners of the song was paid when the blank audio-tape was purchased (section 82).Music copyright is considered to be infringed when material is rented, sold, distributed, traded or even just possessed without the consent of the copyright holder (section 27).
However, some activities are not considered infringement if done for purely private use. The regulatory body, empowered by the Copyright Act to establish royalties to be paid for the use of works, is the Copyright Board of Canada (section 66). Royalty fees are paid to copyright collectives, which represent owners of works who have banded together. One of the largest copyright collectives in Canada is the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN).
SOCAN licenses the public performance and telecommunication of the world’s repository of copyright-protected musical works in Canada, and then distributes royalties to its members and affiliated international societies. Other copyright collectives in Canada range from radio and television programming, to makers of sound recordings.
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