Copyright In The Music Business MUSPRA 340

Lesson 3 - worksheet
1. Match the following words make the
statements true:
Copyright CAN protect
Copyright CANT protect

2. To qualify for copyright a work must:

be original
be registered
exhibit a degree of
skill/labour
...be recorded in some way
have the sign on the work

3. Who owns the rights to a

musical/literary work?
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
4. Who owns the rights to a sound
recording?
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
5. The copyright of a literary/musical
work lasts for the life of the creator
plus:
50 years / 70 years / 95 years
6. The copyright of a sound recording
lasts for:
50 years / 70 years / 95 years
from when it was created (OR if
released within that time, from the
release date)

. an idea
. song lyrics
. music
. an image
. a leaflet
. a film
. a play
. a name
7. The current copyright act in
operation in the UK is the:
C_______________ ,
D______________ and
P_______________ Act 19__ __
8. The law gives the creators of the
work the e________________
rights to:

______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________

These e____________ rights can

be a_____________ to another
party to administer e.g. a publishing
company
9. Try writing a dictionary worthing
definition of Copyright