As any intellectual property, music is also a copyrighted object. What can you do to get your work done and not plagiarized?

Here’s what we will tell you in this article.

Copyright is formed from the moment of creating a musical work. The author is the person, who has created the musical work. The creator can publish the work by his name, pseudonym or anonymously, as well as create copies and distribute them.
If the musical composition is owned by two persons, the copyright belongs to the co-authors irrespective of the composition of the creation. Their relationships are defined by the contract concluded between them.
In case they don’t have any contract, the copyright of the musical work belongs to all authors, and the incomes are distributed equally between them.
Non of the co-authors has the right to prohibit other co-authors from using the musical composition without valid reasoning.
The copyright of music belongs to the composer as he creates a melody. Lyrics can belong to another person.
This means that the authors of music and lyrics may be different, but the copyright of the whole creation belongs to both equally.
Despite the fact that copyright takes effect at the time of creation, many musical works are subject to plagiarism.

This applies to the quotes of others’ creations (texts, music) without mentioning the names of authors.
If the project requires someone else to use music, before you start the work, you must check the copyright. You can use the Youtube portal, which strictly adheres to copyright infringers. In case of suspicion, Youtube may block the channel and unblock it after checking and breaking off.
And in case of infringement, you can finally be deprived from Youtube. So be alert and don’t break the laws of Youtube.
To protect you and your work from such incidents, it is recommended to officially patent the musical work and its creation date – the day it is considered completed.

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