Contents -- CHAPTER 1 What Is Copyright? -- I. What Is Copyright? -- II. Why Do We Need Copyright? -- A. The Author's Right Philosophy -- B. The User's Right Philosophy -- C. Other Philosophies -- D. Economic Rights Philosophy -- III. Other Types of Intellectual Property -- A. Patents -- B. Trademarks -- C. Trade Secrets -- IV. Copyright's Importance to the Economy and the Music Industry -- CHAPTER 2 The History of Copyright -- I. The World Before Copyright -- II. Copyright's English Origins -- A. The Statute of Anne -- III. Copyright in the United States -- A. The Colonial States -- B. The Constitutional Copyright Clause -- C. The Copyright Act of 1790 -- D. The Copyright Act of 1831 -- E. The Copyright Act of 1909 -- F. The Copyright Act of 1976 -- IV. International Developments -- V. Summary -- CHAPTER 3 What Can Be Protected by Copyright? -- I. Requirements for Copyright -- A. Originality -- B. Expression -- C. Fixation -- II. Categories of Copyrightable Works -- A. Musical Works -- B. Sound Recordings -- C. Literary Works -- D. Dramatic Works -- E. Pantomimes and Choreographic Works -- F. Pictorial, Graphic, and Sculptural Works -- G. Motion Pictures and Other Audiovisual Works -- III. Compilations -- IV. What Is Not Protected by Copyright? -- A. The Public Domain -- B. Ideas Versus Expression -- C. Facts -- D. Names, Titles, Slogans, and Short Phrases -- E. Unfixed Works -- F. Works of the United States Government -- CHAPTER 4 Ownership of Copyright -- I. Initial Ownership -- II. Joint Ownership -- A. Requirements for Joint Ownership -- B. Rights and Duties of Joint Owners -- C. Community Property -- III. Works Made for Hire -- A. Two Categories of Works Made for Hire -- IV. Transfer of Copyright Ownership -- A. The Writing Requirement -- B. Recording Copyright Transfers -- V. Termination of Transfers.

A. Rationale for the Termination Right -- B. Transfers Made Beginning January 1, 1978 -- C. Transfers Made before January 1, 1978 -- D. The Derivative Works Exception -- VI. Ownership of Sound Recordings -- CHAPTER 5 The Reproduction Right -- I. Introduction: Exclusive Rights -- II. The Reproduction Right -- A. Reproduction of Musical Works -- B. Reproduction of Sound Recordings -- CHAPTER 6 The Derivative and Distribution Rights -- I. The Derivative Right -- A. What Is a Derivative Work? -- B. Requirements for Derivative Works -- C. Types of Derivative Works -- D. Degree of Protection in Derivative Works -- E. Derivative Musical Arrangements -- F. Arrangements Under the Compulsory Mechanical License -- G. Copyrighting The Uncopyrightable -- II. The Distribution Right -- A. Record Piracy -- B. Limitations on the Distribution Right -- CHAPTER 7 Public Performance and Display Rights -- I. The Public Performance Right -- A. What Is a Performance? -- B. What Is a Public Performance? -- C. Performing Rights Organizations -- D. Limitations on the Public Performance Right -- E. Sound Recordings and the Performance Right -- F. The Digital Performance Right In Sound Recordings Act -- II. The Public Display Right -- A. Limitations on the Public Display Right -- CHAPTER 8 Duration of Copyright -- I. Evolution of Copyright Term -- A. The 1909 Copyright Act -- B. The 1976 Copyright Act -- II. Determining Copyright Duration -- A. Works Created From 1978 To Present -- B. Works Created But Not Published Before 1978 -- C. Works Published Before 1978 -- D. Determining Whether a Work Is In The Public Domain -- E. Restoration of Copyright In Foreign Works -- F. Duration of Assignments -- CHAPTER 9 Copyright Formalities -- I. The Copyright Office -- A. Structure of the Copyright Office -- B. Copyright Office Records -- II. Copyright Registration.

A. What Is Copyright Registration? -- B. Why Should You Register? -- C. Who Can Register? -- D. When Should You Register? -- E. How to Register? -- F. Registering a Collection of Works -- G. Expedited Registration -- H. The Examination Process -- I. Correcting and Supplementing Registrations -- J. Alternatives to Registration -- III. Copyright Deposit -- A. Mandatory Deposit -- B. Penalties for Failure to Deposit -- C. What Must Be Deposited -- IV. Copyright Notice -- A. What Should a Copyright Notice Contain? -- B. Where Should Copyright Notice Be Placed? -- CHAPTER 10 Infringement of Copyright -- I. What Is Copyright Infringement? -- II. What Should You Do when You Believe Your Work Has Been Infringed? -- III. How to Bring an Infringement Lawsuit -- A. Who Can Sue For Infringement? -- B. Where to Bring a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit -- IV. How Do You Prove Infringement? -- A. Ownership of a Valid Copyright -- B. Copying of a Copyrighted Work -- C. Some Famous Music Infringement Cases -- V. Liability for Infringement -- A. Contributory Infringement -- B. Vicarious Infringement -- C. Joint and Several Liability -- CHAPTER 11 Defenses to Infringement -- I. Statute of Limitations -- II. Abandonment of Copyright -- III. Independent Creation -- IV. Fair Use -- A. What Is Fair Use? -- B. Origins of Fair Use -- C. Fair Use Under The 1976 Copyright Act -- V. De Minimis Copying -- VI. Innocent Intent -- CHAPTER 12 Remedies for Copyright Infringement -- I. Coercive Remedies -- A. Injunction -- B. Impoundment -- C. Destruction -- II. Compensatory Remedies -- A. Actual Damages and Profits -- B. Statutory Damages -- C. Costs and Attorneys' Fees -- III. Criminal Copyright Infringement -- A. The 1976 Copyright Act -- B. The No Electronic Theft Act -- C. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act -- CHAPTER 13 International Copyright Protection.

I. History of U.S. Attempts at International Protection -- A. Bilateral Treaties -- B. Multinational Treaties -- II. Countries That Have No Copyright Relations with the United States -- III. Piracy and the Use of Economic Pressure to Enforce Copyright -- IV. What to Do if Your Work Is Infringed in a Foreign Country -- CHAPTER 14 Copyright and Digital Technology -- I. Introduction -- II. New Technologies -- A. Digital Technology -- B. The Internet -- III. How Music Is Used on the Internet -- A. Streaming -- B. Downloading -- IV. How Does Copyright Apply to the Internet? -- A. The Reproduction Right -- B. The Public Performance Right -- C. The Reproduction/performance Controversy -- D. The Distribution Right -- V. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act -- A. Anti-piracy Provisions -- B. Online Service Provider Liability -- VI. Conclusion -- CHAPTER 15 The Online Music War -- I. Legal Enforcement -- A. What Is File Sharing? -- B. The War Begins: A&m Records V. Napster -- C. Umg Recordings, Inc. V. Mp3.com, Inc -- D. Grokster, Parts One and Two: The Record Industry Suffers its First Casualties -- E. Riaa V. John Does: The Record Industry Sues its Customers -- F. Grokster And Streamcast, Part Three: File Sharing D-day -- G. Kazaa, Etc.: The Emergence of an International Standard? -- H. Criminal Copyright Enforcement -- I. Have the File Sharing Lawsuits Helped? -- II. Technological Enforcement -- A. Encryption -- B. Watermarking -- C. Spoofing -- III. Copyright Education -- IV. Conclusion -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.