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August 18, 1787   James Madison submitted to the framers of the constitution a provision, "to secure literary authors their copyrights for a limited time.  
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June 23, 1789    
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copyright   literarily means the right to copy  
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Infringement   As a general matter, copyright infringement occurs when a copyrighted work is reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly displayed or made into a derivative work without the permission of the copyright owner  
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act of 1831   Congress specified music composition as a useful art that allowed for copyright protection and exclusive ownership rights. extened duration to 28 years doubling previous.  
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1909 act   the act expanded the monopoly ownership to a total of 56 years(original and renewal period).  
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1976 act   changed duration to life plus 50 years  
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published   distributed for sale to the public  
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copyright notice   the symbol c in circle, the year of creation, the name of the owner  
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The berne Convention   it is recognized as a primary international copyright agreement. ensures international copyright protection for american citizens creative works  
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1992 audio home recording act   provides royalties to songwriters producers record companies compensate for their loss of royalties due to the consumer copying or dubbing of their cds and other media,  
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Fairness in music licensing act   considered most damaging act. most call non-fairness act. it exempted restaurants with less than3750 sq. ft. and small business of 2000 sq. ft. from paying performance license fee for music played.  
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Sonny bonno act   added 20 years for a total of 90 years  
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non copyrightable   cant copyright an idea only the expression of that idea  
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Statute of Anne   first known copyright law in 1710. "it established the purpose of modern copyright laws". defined ownership rights and proved a method of gaining financial rewards to whomever.  
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article 1 section 8 US Constitution   gives congress the right to legislate copyright statute to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors, the exclusive right to their respective writing and discoverirs  
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Copyrightable works   literary works, musical works, dramatic works, pantomimes, sculptural works, sound recordings, architectural.  
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patents   provide protection for useful inventions  
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trademarks   are tied to product and company identification  
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trade secrets   are tied to valuable information a company may posses  
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advance   the money that the record companies "lend" you.  
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Recoupment   the term for paying back the advance that the record companies gave you  
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Favored Nations Clause   mostly used in film soundtracks and compilation almbums. says that the newest artist or lesser paid artist negotiates to get paid the same amount as the highest paid artist being featured  
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Cross collateralization   is the amount of money still due if you do not pay back the advance the record company gave you.  
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Exclusivity   means to the exclusion of all others, cant record for any one else  
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Power of Attorney   gives power to sign contracts on behalf of the artist, he can also sign checks hire or fire people  
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unions   They bargain for wages and set scales for different types of employment.  
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Work for Hire   is a "one time job" \. these musicians are hired for a specific one time job when they are needed  
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Performing rights organization   BMI, ASCAP ect. collect money for songwriters for performance royalties  
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print royalties   royalties made everytime music is printed for sheet music songbooks album folios ect.  
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