Copyright law

 1. In the music industry, copyright is a form of protection for an artist to ensure that their music is compensated for and not stolen by someone else.

2. In terms of copyright law and regulation, artists of any music form are entitled to copyright protection. This prevents their creations from being played in public places without permission.

3. The Copyright. Designs & Patents Act 1988 allows artists to have the right of deciding how the work is used and distributed.  Anything created by the artist is immediately copyrighted and is not allowed to be copied without their consent.

4. The music industry is regulated by The Performing Rights Society, MCPS and PPL

5. The Performing Rights Society provides functions, such as collections of royalties, between copyright holders and parties who want to use copyrighted work in a public way. MCPS (Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society) collects royalties for work released by record companies, downloaded or reproduced in a CD, LP or DVD format. PPL (Phonographic Performance Limited) licenses the use of recorded music played in public, broadcast on radio or TV, or used on the internet on behalf of artists and record companies.

6. 'Royalty Free Music' are pieces of music that don't have copyright attached to them meaning no royalties need to be paid to use it. It can be important to use Royalty Free music as it will save money when creating a project.


I've completed this pre-production activity to make myself knowledgeable of copyright laws in the music industry. This will help me with my project as it will lower the risks of getting intro trouble for not using appropriate music (i.e. music that isn't royalty free). Because I am now informed about the importance of royalty-free music, I will be able to focus on other aspects of my project.

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