MUSIC
COPYRIGHT and LICENSES
There
are six categories of music and performance copyrights:
1. Mechanical rights
2. Performing rights
3. Print rights
4. Synchronization rights
5. Grand rights, and
6. Transcription rights
1. Mechanical Rights: for use with CDs DVDs webcasts, videos CD-Roms toys games music
boxes, etc.
2. Performing Rights: Live performances background music radio TV web simulcast
satellite broadcast cable jukebox public sound systems
3. Print Rights: Sheet music books magazines print advertising greeting cards
4. Synchronization Rights: Movies TB multi-mimedia/games commercials documentaries
5.
Grand Rights: Stage an opera, play with music,
or a work of musical theater. Performance rights organizations such as BMI and ASCAP do not license
grand rights in the United States. Grand rights must be negotiated between the
producer of a production and the publishers and owners of the copyright
of the work. Typically a royalty will be paid to the publishers and owners of a
work in exchange for the permission and right to stage the work
5. Transcription Rights: Piped music, syndicated
radio, music libraries
