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FINAL ESSAY David Cheverie 472027 Media Law Basics CM192 The roles of copyright and SOCAN go hand in hand. SOCAN (The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) and copyright laws make being a musician or writer much more enjoyable. The artist no longer must worry about losing his or her work to someone else, or not getting recognition for it. As composers and authors write their material, their work is their own, and they would like to keep it their own. That is where copyright laws come in. Copyright is the legal right granted to an author, composer, playwright, publisher, or distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work. Literally, copyright means ‘right to copy.’ When someone creates an original work, then copyright for the work is granted to him or her. They have the right to copy the work and the right to perform or communicate the work to the public, respectfully known as Reproduction rights and Performing rights. SOCAN deals with performing rights and only the performing rights. All other rights are handled by the copyright owners or by other organizations. As soon as a person writes it down, records it or stores it in any way these rights are granted to them. The copyright lasts 70 years after the author dies. The Berne and Universal Copyright Conventions, a series of international treaties, protect the copyright around the world. Copyright owners are given rights in all countries that have signed the treaties. Performing rights are where SOCAN comes in. SOCAN as mentioned, stands for the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada.
Approximate Word count = 1106
Approximate Pages = 4.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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