Copyrighting

Copyright may have begun with the idea that it was important to protect the rights of book authors and their families. But for many years now, copyright laws have also protected songwriters, composers and performers. When it comes to recorded music, copyright is pretty complicated. The law wasn't intended to be that way. Truth be told, it's largely a matter of historical accident, precedent and timing. Because copyrights attached to written sheet music were around …

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