This chapter highlights the following clearance issues as they specifically relate to music:
• ownership and collaboration of music
• sampling of music
• copyright infringement of music
With respect to music clearance issues, you must first understand the distinction between a song and a sound recording. There are two distinct copyrights in every recorded song.
There is a copyright in the song which consists of the melody and any accompanying lyrics. In Copyright Act lingo songs are referred to as musical compositions.
There is a separate and distinct copyright in the recording of the song – referred to alternatively as the recording, sound ...
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