[Fmpro] Whose music? FMN JobWire Posting

[Mark Northam]

Depends on which lawyer you talk to.  Some believe that derivative
copyrights that are the same piece of music with a different name are on
shaky legal ground, untested of course. Others believe otherwise.

What I can tell you is that the number of "renaming" libraries is going
through the roof, both for instrumental music and song, so there's bound to
be a court case at some point.

A good legal question: Does taking a piece of music (a recording) and
changing its name create a derivative copyright? If so, what are the legal
rights involved with that vs. the original copyright? Are they 100%
separate?

Mark Northam


On 8/29/07 2:46 PM, "leshurdle" <leshurdle at avradionet.com> wrote:

> 
> On Aug 29, 2007, at 2:35 PM, Pete wrote:
> 
>> The problem is... Music Supervisors are complaining
>> that they get the same (sometimes retitled) song from
>> several "non-exclusive" sources. This raises the
>> question in their minds of which party(s) do they
>> legally owe compensation?
> 
> What about derivative copyright?
> 
> L
> 
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