Course: Music Copyright: Understanding UK Copyright Law When Working with Music

Before October 2014, copyright law permitted use of a work for the purpose of criticism and review, but it did not allow quotation for other more general purposes. Now, however, …

The use of materials protected by copyright is essential to the learning process. Educational resources exist in all formats that are recognised as ‘works’ in copyright law. To minimise the …

When you want to use a work that is in copyright, you need to get permission from all copyright owners. Some works have several rights attached to them and each …

Parody refers to a new creative work which uses an existing work for humour or mockery. Some parodies take aim at well-known artists or their work in order to make …

This week we have looked at basic principles concerning how you can protect your work with copyright, and how you can lawfully reuse other people’s work. You have learned some …

In UK Copyright Law there are no rules about the exact number of notes that can be used from someone else’s song. Although it is natural to be inspired by …

When creating new work, it is natural to be inspired by the work of others. However, there is an important distinction between simply being inspired and copying. In order not …

Going for a Song tells the story of Tina and Ben, a music composer and a lyricist who create an original song and discuss how to market it. The story …