# Copyright & Licensing Resources

Compiled by Clayton Crenshaw, former Music Liaison Librarian, Baylor University (revised Feb2018).

## **Copyright**

#### **Baylor Resources**

* [Baylor Copyright Guide](https://researchguides.baylor.edu/copyright)
* [Baylor Copyright Pages for Students](https://www.baylor.edu/copyright/student/)
* [Baylor Intellectual Property Policy](https://www.baylor.edu/student_policies/index.php?id=32301)

#### **Copyright Education**

* [Copyright Terms & Definitions](http://www.csusa.org/?page=Definitions) (Copyright Society of the USA)
* [Copyright Basics](http://www.csusa.org/?page=Basics)  (Copyright Society of the USA)
* [Copyright Tutorial for Musicians](https://www.publicknowledge.org/news-blog/blogs/copyright-tutorial-for-musicians) by Jodie Griffin
* [Copyright Crash Course](https://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/) (UT-Austin)
* [Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States](http://copyright.cornell.edu/resources/publicdomain.cfm) (Cornell University)
* [Untangling the Bundle: Grand Rights vs. Small Rights](http://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm?archived=0\&storyid=31868\&categoryid=7) by Steven Lankenau
* [BMI: Types of Copyright](http://www.bmi.com/licensing/entry/types_of_copyrights) \[and Licensing]
* [National Association for Music Education: Copyright](http://www.nafme.org/my-classroom/copyright/)
  * includes FAQs, links to articles and outside resources
* [NAfME: Copyright Guidelines for SchoolTube](http://www.nafme.org/my-classroom/copyright/nafme-member-benefit-eases-performance-licensing/copyright-performance-exemptions/copyright-guidelines-for-schooltube/)
* [CCLI: Church Copyright License Manual](http://us.ccli.com/support/license-manual/)

#### **Fair Use**

* [Guidelines for Educational Uses of Music](https://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/mpage/copyright_geum)
* [Codes of Best Practices](https://cmsimpact.org/codes-of-best-practices/) – Center for Media and Social Impact
* [Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video](http://archive.cmsimpact.org/fair-use/best-practices/code-best-practices-fair-use-online-video)
* [**Cornell Fair Use Checklist**](https://copyright.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/2016-10/Fair_Use_Checklist.pdf)
* [Columbia Fair Use Checklist](https://copyright.columbia.edu/basics/fair-use/fair-use-checklist.html)
* [Tales from the Public Domain: BOUND BY LAW?](http://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics/) (Center for the Study of the Public Domain)
* ["But is Any of This Legal" by Jason Mittell](http://videographicessay.org/works/videographic-essay/but-is-any-of-this-legal)
* Drummond, Tim. “Understanding Copyright and Fair Use in the Music Classroom.” Music Educators Journal 102, no. 2 (December 2015): 48–53.
  * <https://doi.org/10.1177/0027432115611233>

#### **U.S. Copyright Office**

* [Music Modernation Act of 2018](https://www.copyright.gov/music-modernization/)
* [U.S. Copyright Office: Search Records](http://cocatalog.loc.gov/)
* [U.S. Copyright Office: Circulars and Brochures](http://copyright.gov/circs/)
* [U.S. Copyright Office: FAQs](http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/)
* [U.S. Copyright Office:](https://copyright.gov/registration/) Registration Portal

## **Licensing**

#### **Definitions**

* [License](http://www.csusa.org/?page=Definitions#license)
* [Master Use License](http://www.csusa.org/?page=Definitions#masteruselicense)
* [Synchronization License](http://www.csusa.org/?page=Definitions#synchronizationlicense)

#### **Forms**

* [Harry Fox Agency: Request for Mechanical License](https://secure.harryfox.com/public/userfiles/file/Licensee/m-license_laccountapp.pdf) (for requests not available through Songfile)
* [Music Publishers Association Copyright Resource Center](http://www.mpa.org/content/copyright-resource-center)

#### **Creative Commons**

* [intro video for Creative Commons Licenses](https://vimeo.com/13590841)
* [Creative Commons: About the Licenses](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/)
* [Creative Commons License Generator](http://creativecommons.org/choose/)
* [Creative Commons Search](http://search.creativecommons.org/)

#### **Music Licensing - General**

* Passman, Donald S., and Randy Glass. All You Need to Know about the Music Business. Ninth edition. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015.  ([ML3790 .P35 2015](https://baylor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01BUL_INST/ruu4v0/alma991000691559705576))

#### **Performance Licensing**

* [ASCAP: License](http://www.ascap.com/licensing/licensefinder) Agreements and Reporting Forms
* [ASCAP: Join ASCAP](http://www.ascap.com/join/)
* [ASCAP: Licensing Help](http://www.ascap.com/licensing/licensingfaq.aspx%22%20/l%20%22general)
* [ASCAP: How to Make Money with Your Music on YouTube](https://www.ascap.com/help/royalties-and-payment/make-money-youtube)
* [BMI: Licensing FAQ](https://www.bmi.com/licensing/#faqs)
* [BMI: Resources for Creators](https://www.bmi.com/creators)
* [SESAC:  FAQ page](https://www.sesac.com/#!/music-creators-faq)
* [CCLI: Church Copyright License](https://us.ccli.com/copyright-license/)
* [CCLI: Streaming License](https://us.ccli.com/streaming/)  (bottom of page)
* [Christian Copyright Solutions](http://www.christiancopyrightsolutions.com/)

#### **Mechanical Licensing (sound recordings)**

* [Harry Fox Agency](https://www.harryfox.com/)
* [Songfile FAQs](https://secure.harryfox.com/songfile/faq.jsp)
* [CCLI: Rehearsal License](https://us.ccli.com/rehearsal-license-terms-of-agreement/)

#### **Synchronization and Master Use Licensing (audiovisual works)**

* [ASCAP: How to Acquire Music for Films](https://www.ascap.com/help/career-development/How-To-Acquire-Music-For-Films)
* [Easy Song Licensing: Master License](https://www.easysonglicensing.com/Pages/About/Types%20of%20Music%20Licenses/Master.aspx)
* [Easy Song Licensing: Synchronization License](https://www.easysonglicensing.com/Pages/About/Types%20of%20Music%20Licenses/Synchronization.aspx)
