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Question: How do I obtain a license to use copyrighted music?

Answer:First, gather as much information as you can about the music you are interested in: exact song title, songwriter, music publisher, and performing rights organization. Second, contact the appropriate performing rights organization to get the name, address and phone number of the publisher who controls the copyright. Thirdly, contact the publisher.


Newsroom For Author's Rights & other Copyright Topics

Four Defendants Sentenced in Federal Online Piracy Crackdown
The four defendants were investigated and charged as part of the same FBI undercover operation headquartered in Charlotte.

Distributor of Pirated Software Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement
Among the titles available were programs produced by Adobe, Autodesk, Macromedia, and Microsoft.

Distributor of Pirated Software Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement
Among the titles available were programs produced by Adobe, Autodesk, Macromedia, and Microsoft.

Final Defendant Pleads Guilty in Largest CD Manufacturing Piracy Scheme Uncovered in U.S.
The FBI estimates that approximately 494,000 pirated music, software, and movie Cd's, and DVDs, and more than 5,500 stampers were seized during those raids.



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Copyright News

LA Man Charged after Attempting to Make Copy of the MCAT
The total statutory maximum sentence for these three offenses is 26 years.

Study Group Convenes to Discuss Exceptions to Copyright Law
The U.S. Copyright Office will then hold public hearings before submitting recommendations to the U.S. Congress.

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Helpful Terms

Appellation Of Origin

Definition:
A term that refers to both a product's geographic origin and to its distinctive product characteristics caused by particular geographic conditions or methods of production.

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