Copyright Resources
The Music Modernization Act (2018) updated copyright law for recordings in digital formats. The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress offers instructional materials including video.
- U.S. Copyright OfficeThe Copyright Office is responsible for administering a complex and dynamic set of laws, which include registration, the recordation of title and licenses, a number of statutory licensing provisions, and other aspects of the 1976 Copyright Act and the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
- Music Library AssociationCopyright for Music Librarians (News, Glossary, FAQs, Tools, etc.)
- Music Teachers National AssociationMTNA - Copyright FAQs
- Music Publishers Association of the United StatesMPA Copyright Resource Center
- Fair Use EvaluatorA tool to help you better understand how to determine the "fairness" of a use under the U.S. Copyright Code.
- Summaries of Fair Use Court CasesStanford University Libraries: The flexible principle of Fair Use at work in court cases can lend understanding to application.
- ASCAPThe American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
- BMIMusic Rights Management (royalty, publishing, licensing, etc.)
Disclaimer
This guide is not intended to supply legal advice nor replace the advice of legal counsel.