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This article is from the Piano Internet Resources FAQ, by Isako Hoshino rmmpfaq@yahoo.com with numerous contributions by others.

7] Copyright. (Piano Internet Resources)

* U.S. Copyright Office. Obtain Circulars on-line.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
gopher: marvel.loc.gov
telnet: marvel.loc.gov Log on as marvel.

* Article "The Copyright Law and the Musician" by David
Richards. Covers the nature and extent of copyright
protection, restrictions on copying and arranging, "fair
use", recording, public performance, infringement,
penalties, licensing organizations.
http://harmony-central.mit.edu/Bands/copyright.txt
gopher://wiretap.spies.com/00/Library/Article/Rights/copyrigh.mus

* Article by Sandy Jane Wong on copyright in relation to
multimedia.
http://www.dorsai.org/p-law/wong_dir/docs/wongpap4.html

* Text of copyright laws.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/usc/17/overview.html
gopher path: palimpsest.stanford.edu/11/ByTopic/copyright/copyright.act

* Music Publishers' Association.
http://host.mpa.org/mpa/

* Copyright Clearance Center Online.
http://www.openmarket.com/copyright/

* Licensing organizations.

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
was: http://www.visualradio.com/ascap/as0.htm
now: ???

BMI.
http://bmi.com/

SESAC.
http://online.music-city.com/sesac.html

Article "Operating dynamics of Performing Rights Societies".
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/documents/infopol/copyright/massarsk.txt

* Copyright FAQ
ftp://ftp.aimnet.com/pub/users/carroll/law/copyright/faq/

 

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