Understanding Music Copyrights

Understanding Music Copyrights

12th Grade

9 Qs

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Understanding Music Copyrights

Understanding Music Copyrights

Assessment

Interactive Video

Arts

12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Adam Williams

FREE Resource

9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Synchronization license

Public performance license

Derivative work license

Mechanical license

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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