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February 16, 2009 - Monday
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Category: Music
What is a "copyright"?
A copyright is a legal right that protects creative content like movies, TV shows, books, sound recordings, music videos, photographs, published articles and other artistic works. The point of copyright law is to encourage the development of new creative content by giving the original creator certain exclusive rights to use the content. The original creator of the content owns the copyright to start with and only the copyright owner can give someone else permission to sell or use the content. Only the copyright owner can copy, upload, display, distribute, publicly perform, and sell his or her content. If you create wholly original content, you would own a copyright in that content. For example, if you write and record a brand new song, make a home video, write a poem, or take a photograph, you would own the copyright in all that content. In general, you may post to MySpace original content that you create because you are the copyright owner. There is a difference between owning a physical copy of a copyrighted work and owning the copyright. If you buy a music CD, you own that copy of the CD, but you do not own the copyright to the songs on that CD. You may not post the songs to MySpace because you are not the copyright owner of the songs. MySpace also discourages the use of cover songs by artists. Using a cover song without proper permission can result in the restriction of your uploading privileges. Who is the copyright owner? The original creator of the content owns the copyright to start with. The copyright owner can give someone else permission to use the content and can even sell the copyright to someone else. What rights does a copyright owner have? Only the copyright owner can copy, upload, display, distribute, publicly perform, and sell his or her content. Do I own any copyrights? If you create wholly original content, you would own a copyright in that content. For example, if you write and record a brand new song, make a home video, write a poem, or take a photograph, you would own the copyright in all that content. In general, you may post to MySpace original content that you create because you are the copyright owner. If I purchase a copy of a copyrighted work, do I own the copyright? No. There is a difference between owning a physical copy of a copyrighted work and owning the copyright. If you buy a music CD, you own that copy of the CD, but you do not own the copyright to the songs on that CD. You may not post the songs to MySpace because you are not the copyright owner of the songs. Remember -- You may not post to MySpace.com any copyrighted material belonging to others without obtaining the prior written consent of the copyright owner. It is the policy of MySpace.com to terminate in appropriate circumstances the Membership privileges of any Member who repeatedly infringes the copyright rights of others. If your account has been suspended from uploading material you should find a form in your inbox. Please read the contents of the copyright quiz, and the counter notice information provided, which will help to get your privileges reinstated. If you would like to read the rest of our Terms of Service you can do so by clicking here.
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