Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Recording Industry
People, terms, companies involving recording industry
35
Communication
Undergraduate 1
09/14/2011

Additional Communication Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Who created the technology of magnetic tape???
Definition
The Germans during WWII 
Term
What company perfected the magnetic tape and created plastic recording tapes??
Definition
3M
Term
What 2 companies created the casette tape? 
Definition
Sony (Japan) and Phillips (Holland) 
Term
What was a late 1960s to 1970s phenonmenon? Hint: Created a new way to listen to music, but didnt really gain much popularity
Definition
8-track tape 
Term
Piracy 
Definition
Illegal downloading of music, movies,...etc. 
Term
Sound Recording Act of 1971 
Definition
This act allowed the consumer to make a copy of an album for their own use, but if you sold it or gave it away it was illegal. 
Term
Audio Home Recording Act of 1992
Definition
This act allowed the owner to make one copy of a pre-recorded tape, and microchip witin the device prevented a second or third copy 
Term
What are the 4 top recording companies? 
Definition

(1) BMG/RCA/Sony 

(2) Warner or Time Warner 

(3) The Universal Group 

(4) Capital EMI 

Term
Who collects money to distribute to artists, producers, songwriters...etc.??
Definition

Either BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) 

or the American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP) 

Term
When did the first music video air? Who was the artist?
Definition
Music video aired in 1960 and virtued Ricky Nelson's "Travelin Man" 
Term
What was the fastest growing section of the recording industry??
Definition
Vinyl Sales
Term
Who set the categories of illegal activities concerning the recording industry? 
Definition
RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) 
Term
Pirated recordings 
Definition
 Unauthorized duplication of only the sound of a legitimate recordings; includes mixed tapes and compilations 
Term
Counterfeit recordings 
Definition

  the unauthorized recording of a pre-recorded sound in addition to the duplication of the artwork, label, trademark, and packaging. Intent is to deceive and fool people. 

Term
Bootleg Recordings (Boots) 
Definition

   AKA: Underground Recordings; unauthorized recording of live concerts or musical broadcast on radio or TV;

Term
Online Piracy 
Definition

 unauthorized uploading of a copyrighted sound recording and making it available to the public (i.e. file sharing) or download something from an internet site even if it isn’t resold. (i.e. Record a sound off of YouTube)

Term
What 5 groups lose when people are involved in piracy? 
Definition

(1) Music Pirates 

(2) Honest Retailers

(3) Consumers 

(4) Recording Industry 

(5) Recording Artists 

Term
Copyright 
Definition

  is protection provided by the government to the authors of what they refer to as “original works of authorship including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other  intellectual works. 

Term
How long does a copyright last? 
Definition
For the life of the author and 70 years after the death of the author 
Term
The Public Domain 
Definition

consists of all the works that are either no longer protected by copyright or were never protected. 

Term
What is considered in the public domain? 
Definition

All works published prior to 1923 and those published between 1923 and 1963 where copyright extensions were not renewed fall under public domain 

Materials which have been created since 1983 with the exception of govt. documents (in the public domain) are presumed to be copyright protected.

§  Generic information, facts, figures, numbers, ideas fall under the public domain. 

§  Works who copyright have lapsed since the passage of time and failure of the person to renew registration, and works that were created prior to March 1989 that lacked proper copyright labeling are in the public domain 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term
What is Fair Use? 
Definition

Certain types of usage of other people's copyrighted materials do not require copyright holder authorization

 

Allows the use of copyrighted materials for such things as commentary, parody (i.e. Weird Al), news reporting, research, and education 

Term
What is NOT a determination of fair use? 
Definition

(1) It should be used for commercial or non-profit organizations 

(2) ONlY fictional works are deemed fit for fair use 

(3) There is no set limit on how much of a work can be used (Judge's use their own discretion determining whether the amount can be deemed fair use) 

(4) Fair use constitutes a business or educational setting 

Term
First Sale Doctrine 
Definition
Ownership of a purchased copy of a copyrighted work permits the owner to lend it or resell to somebody or otherwise dispose of it. 
Term
Copyright Infringement 
Definition
The use without the permission of the copyright holder; If a person willfully utilizes somebody else's work without paying them compensation
Term
Is there an international copyright that automatically protects a work?
Definition
No 
Term
Berne Convention 
Definition
More than 150 countries have ratified this; Generally a work that is protected in the United States is protected in most countries (i.e. Chine has not ratified this) 
Term
Federal Anti-Bootleg Statute 
Definition
Federal law that prohibits the unauthorized recording, manufacturing, and distribution of sound recordings and videos of artists live performances.
Term
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act 
Definition
It extended  U.S. copyright from the life of the author plus 50 years to the author's life plus 70 years 
Term
Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 
Definition
Exempts consumers from lawsuits of copyright violations when you record music for private, non-commercial use 
Term
Digital Performance Right in the Sound Recording Act of 1995 
Definition
Allows copyright owners of a sound recording the right to authorize certain digital transmissions of their work without being paid and could be compensated for others. 
Term
What was the Digital Performance Right in the Sound Recording Act amended by? 
Definition

Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998 

 

Term
What did the DPRA amendment do? 
Definition

Covers cable, satellite audio services and future forms of digital transmission; It also prohibits the manufacture and distribution of devices which have as there sole purpose undermining the technology which is used to protect copyrighted works 

Requires that ISP (Internet Service Providers) remove infringing works when the ISP is aware that they exist. (i.e. YouTube) 

Term
No Electronic Theft Law 
Definition
Sound Recording Infringments according to this law can be criminally prosecuted even when no monetary gain or profit comes to the person who publically shared the recording
Supporting users have an ad free experience!