[LINK] Legal processes are not obvious [was: "Men at work" up a gum tree]

[Richard Chirgwin]

Jan Whitaker wrote:
> At 11:54 AM 5/02/2010, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
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>> I always assumed cover bands and the idol shows had to pay
>> royalties to the owners of the music.
>>     
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> I believe they buy performance rights. That's different from 
> copyright. Copyright only has to do with actual publishing in an extant form.
>   
No, the Copyright Act also covers performance.

Cover bands and idol shows do have to pay royalties. Can't remember who 
administers the scheme, but if you perform covers, you list them and you 
pay the relevant agency for distribution to the copyright owner or its 
agent.

RC
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