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Further reading

Copyright laws and Congressional hearings:

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
(Paris Text 1971) International agreement for copyright protection.
Fair Use Guidelines - US Code
From the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School.
LII Copyright Information
Prepared by the Legal Information Institute of the Cornell Law School.
No Electronic Theft Act
UC Berkeley.
Sonny Bono Term Extension; Explanation of Law
National Music Publishers Association.

Copyright and music business guides:

ASCAP Music Business Resource Guide
Center For the Public Domain: Arts Project
Duke University studies about copyright law and the arts. The ARTS PROJECT analyzes the effects of intellectual property on cultural production, and is supported by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation.
The Church Musician and the Copyright Law
Use of copyrighted music materials; prepared by the Music Publishers Association.
Copyright and the Choral Musician
Hinshaw Music Publishers guide to copyright laws.
The Copyright Crash Course
Useful for school and academic perspectives.
Copyright for Music Librarians
Sponsored by the Legislative Committee of the Music Library Association.
Copyright Law for Music Educators
Guidelines for teachers; prepared by the Music Publishers Association.
Copyright Registration Forms
For performing arts works: Library of Congress. U.S. Copyright Office.
Copyright Resource Center
Prepared by the Music Publishers Association. Includes sample forms for requesting permission from publishers to copy or arrange music currently under copyright.
The Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property in the Information Age
(excerpt of book chapter) c. 2000 National Academy of Sciences, c. 2000.
The Expiration of Copyright Protection: Survey and Analysis of U. S. Copyright Law for Identifying the Public Domain
Krews, Kenneth A., Professor, Indiana School of Law Indianapolis
Free Expression Policy Project
From the Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law. Features the report Will Fair Use Survive? a study of copyright in terms of digital media.
MP3.com
How to choose the right copyright form.
Music Copyright Infringement Online Archive
List of legally contested songs and instrumental music in the United States from 1845 forward, with court summaries.
Music Publishing and You
The Music Publisher's Association of the United States.
Tales from the Public Domain: Bound by Law
An online comic book about the delicate balance between intellectual property and the public domain, from the Duke University Center for the Study of the Public Domain.
When Works Pass into the Public Domain
Cornell Institute for Digital Collections. Based upon the public domain chart by Lolly Gassaway, University of North Carolina

Databases to use with your Multnomah County Library card

Databases are internet-accessible versions of print reference works, purchased by the Multnomah County Library, that provide you with online access from home, school, or office. Login with the barcode from your card and pin number (by default the last four numbers of your phone).

New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians is a one of the standard multi-volume reference works for music. Use the online version from anywhere with your Multnomah County Library card. In the search box, enter the term: Copyright. This section includes a history of copyright, plus international copyright regulations organized by country. The New Grove is a database limited to Multnomah County Library cardholders.

About the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians: Full text online equivalent for The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition and The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, with the full text of Jazz Grove II beginning August 2002. world, jazz, popular and 20th-century music. History of Western music and eras, Non-Western and Traditional Music, popular music, jazz, blues, ragtime, operetta; musical Instruments and makers; performance practice; musical forms, genres, theory, terms, acoustics, notation; music of countries; music printing and publishing; social issues as they relate to music.
The Music Index
Search the Music Index by subject to find articles in magazines. The result will be a list of articles in music magazines on your subject. If these do not match what you are looking for, try again, searching by other terms or concepts. When you have a list of articles that you would like to read, look up the title of the magazine in the Multnomah County Library catalog. The Periodical Section of Central Library is where most of the music magazines are shelved. If there are some articles you would like to read that are not available at Multnomah County Library, search the ORBIS/CASCADE Summit Catalog for Portland academic library holdings.

About the Music Index: Indexes more than 650 national and international music journals. Covers people in music, the history of music, forms and types of music, musical instruments from the earliest times to modern electronic instruments. In addition, book reviews, reviews of music recordings, tapes, and performances are indexed. First performances and obituaries are noted.

Books in the Multnomah County Library:

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Fishman, Stephen
The public domain: how to find copyright-free writings, music, art & more
346.0482 F537p 2004
Berkeley, CA: Nolo.com, 2004
Gordon, Steve
The future of the music business : how to succeed with the new digital technologies : a guide for artists and entrepreneurs
780.285 G665f 2005
San Francisco, CA : Backbeat Books ; Berkeley, CA : Distributed to the book trade in the US by Publishers Group West, c2005
Halloran, Mark
The musician's business & legal guide / compiled and edited by Mark Halloran ; a presentation of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, Committee for the Arts.
780.23 M987 2001
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c2001
Krasilovsky, M. William, and Sidney Shemel
This business of music: the definitive guide to the music industry 8th ed.
Central Library Humanities South Reference Desk R-780.23 K91t 2000
New York: Billboard Books, c2000
Moser, David J.
Music copyright for the new millennium
Central Library: 780.23 M899m 2002
Vallejo, CA: ProMusic Press, c2002
Naggar, David
The music business: explained in plain English: what every artist and songwriter should know to avoid getting ripped off! 2nd ed.
Central Library: 780.23 N147m 2001
San Francisco, CA: DaJe Pub., c2001
Peters, Brian Wesley
Music business 101 : for aspiring producers, writers, musicans, singers, and future record moguls
780.23 P481m 2005
Los Angeles, Calif. : Swerve Publishing, c2005.
Rudsenske, J. Scott
Music business made simple : start an independent record label
Central Library only: 780.23 S592c 2001
New York : Schirmer Trade Books, c2005
Schulenberg, Richard
Legal Aspects Of The Music Industry: An Insider's View
780.23 S386L 2005
New York : Billboard Books, 2005
Shirley, John
The savvy studio owner : a complete guide to setting up and running your own recording studio
Central Library only: 781.49068 S558s 2005
San Francisco : Backbeat Books ; Berkeley, CA : Distributed to the book trade in the US and Canada by Publishers Group West ; Milwaukee, WI : Distributed to the music trade in the US and Canada by Hal Leonard Publishing, c2005.
Wixen, Randall D.
The plain and simple guide to music publishing
070.5794 W835p 2005
Milwaukee, WI : H. Leonard, c2005.

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