Music Notation Copyright

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Music Notation Copyright

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It can be a little tricky at times to understand copyright in the field of music. For it varies for music notations, songs and sound recordings. To understand how copyright works for music notations, let us first know what exactly music notations are. In simple words, it’s a written form of music which uses different symbols. Any music sung or played has a printed representation to give artist an idea about it notes and variations. Thus the essence of the music produced using these notations remain uniform notwithstanding different artists performing it. Mostly the copyright of the music notation remains with the composer who becomes its sole owner as soon as he incepts the note and writes it down. Since music notes are written down, the composer is expected to write down the copyright notice on the first page. It still remains an optional move and there is no harm in making an exception and not doing it. In most cases, the composer, who holds the copyright of the music notes, sells half of it to the publisher, who subsequently files for the copyright of the music. In those cases where the composer has sold the rights of the music completely, the publisher files paper for the complete ownership. Although, the music notes are written down on a paper, that single piece of paper is protected by stringent rights. That piece of paper on which the notes are inscribed, cannot be photocopied, put on the internet, publicly performed or translated into recordings. However, written permission allows for non-profit performance of the music in the colleges, schools and churches etc.

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What cannot be protected under copyright law?

1. Ideas or facts
2. Useful Articles
3. Domain name
4. Common Language

Who will issue the certificate of registration?

The copyright registration procedure is the issuance of copyright registration certificate. After the application for Registration of copyright is accepted by the Registrar, the Registrar shall issue to the applicant a Certificate of Registration under the seal of the copyright Registry.

Required Documents

NOC of the Author/Composer
NOC of the Producer
2 Copies of Work

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Music Notation Copyright

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	TRADEMARK	COPYRIGHT	PATENT	DESIGN
Protection provided for	Any word, logo, symbol, mark, phrase that distinguishes goods of one party from another.	Novel works of authorship, such as books, articles, songs, photographs, sculptures, choreography, sound recordings, motion pictures etc.	Inventions, such as processes, machines, manufactures, compositions of matter as well as improvements to these.	Features of shape, configuration, pattern, ornament, composition of lines, color or combination thereof applied to any article.
Requirements for registration	The mark shall be unique.	The work must be original, creative and should be capable of fixing in the tangible form.	An invention must be new, useful and non-obvious	The design must be original and should be applied to the article by any industrial process.
Duration of Protection	For 10 years	Author’s life plus 70 more years.	For 20 years.	For 10 years.
Rights granted	Rights to use the mark and prevent any third person from using the deceptively similar mark.	Right to control the reproduction, making of derivative works, distribution and public performance and display of the copyrighted works.	Right to prevent others from making, selling using or importing the patented invention.	Provides the creator, exclusive rights over use of the design.
Who can obtain?	Business owners or the product owners.	Authors, artists, choreographers, architects, and other creative professionals.	Inventors and designers.	Designers or the owners of the product.