22/01/2024
What is the legal definition of a song?
A song is the combination of melody and words. Each is protected by copyright: the melody as a musical work and the lyrics as a literary work. One or the other could be used separately and still be protected.
What are the two copyrights in a song?
Did you know that every song generally includes two copyrights? One is the composition, which are words and music, also known as the publishing rights. The other copyright is the master, which is the recording of the composition and is also called the sound recording.
