Understanding Music Copyrights

What is the primary legal benefit of copyrighting a song?

• Ensures public recognition

• Allows unlimited public performance

• Grants exclusive rights to the creator

• Provides free advertising

What must others do to legally distribute additional recordings of your song?

• Get permission directly from the artist

• Register their version with the government

• Obtain a mechanical license and pay a royalty

• Purchase the original recording

What does obtaining a mechanical license enable a person to do?

• Perform the song publicly

• Broadcast the song on radio

• Use the song in a theatrical play

• Make and distribute additional recordings

Which license is required to use a song in a video or movie?

• Synchronization license

• Public performance license

• Derivative work license

• Mechanical license

What is necessary for someone else to perform your song to an audience?

• A personal invitation from the creator

• A synchronization license

• A direct agreement with the songwriter

• A public performance license and royalty payments

What must be obtained to legally play a copyrighted song on a music streaming service?

• A personal use agreement

• A public performance license

• A broadcast license

• A digital media license

Under international law, when does a song become copyrighted?

• Following its first commercial release

• After it is performed publicly

• Once it is registered with a copyright office

• As soon as it is written down or recorded

What is the best way to prove ownership of a song in the US?

• Uploading it to a social media platform

• Having a notarized copy of the lyrics

• Registering the song with the U.S. government's copyright website

• Performing the song live

Why is it important to register a song with the U.S. government's copyright website?

• To increase its commercial value

• To legally enforce the copyright

• To ensure it can be played on radio

• To make the song available for public download