Unfortunately, I was unable to attend this class because I was at the ACDA conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Professor Riley sent us the powerpoint he used in class, however, so I have a gist of what went on while I was away.
It seems like the class mostly learned about copyright information. As a future choir director, this is very important to understand! "Copyright" is defined as "A set of exclusive rights granted by law to the author for protection of their work." A copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years. It allows the author to reproduce the work, prepare derivative works, sell the work, and publish the work. If something can be used freely by the public, it's called public domain. Traditional folksongs, for example, are in the public domain. Copyright material may also fall under the category of "fair use." This is a legal defense if somebody were to sue you for stealing their work. Fair use may apply if you were minimally using their work for education, research, criticism, parody, or news reporting.
All of this information is valuable to anybody going into the music as a career!
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