The music business is huge in all aspects. Artist can get fame, money and be successful but we have to know that sometimes this business becomes a bit dirty. I mention dirty because the business people that works in this industry sometimes miss important things. I’m talking about one of the biggest issue in the music industry that is the Copyright infringement. Copyright infringement is the unauthorized use of work, a topic that I will discuss in the following cases.
Starting with the case of Sony BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum (2011); where Joel Tenenbaum infringed the copyright of many music recordings as Sony referred to, without their authorization. The court found Tenenbaum had infringed the copyrights music through downloading and distributing activities Sony BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum. WIPO (2011), refers to reproduction and distribution as part of the copyright and that the owner has the right to control the reproduction and the authorization of distribution of the work.
Other case that we see this type of violation is the case of Michael Bolton vs Isley Brothers. The Isley Brother sue Bolton, for allegedly lifting parts from their original song “Love is wonderful thing” that was release in 1966. Bolton releases the song in 1991 basically with a lot of common words and same name. The jurors decide that the Isley boys have to get a 66 percent of the song. Apart of that Bolton’s music company have to pay 4.5 of this infringement.
In conclusion , as a person that is looking forward to work in the music publishing side I have to be aware and focus on those little issues and make this process correctly. Been aware and having the knowledge helps me to not struggle like those cases that I mention before that can destroy my career and my goal in a easy way.
Sources:
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-1st-circuit/1580207.html
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