Intellectual Property Law

Chapter 11 Internet Resources

1. Access the website of the Copyright Clearance Center. Select “Academia” and
then “Pay Per Use.” If you wanted to republish someone else’s article in your own
book, would CCC help you obtain the license?
Yes, CCC can.

2. Access the Copyright Office website. Review Circular 73. When can one obtain a
compulsory license?
A compulsory license is available to anyone as soon as “phonorecords
of a nondramatic musical work have been distributed to the public in
the United States and its territories under the authority of the
copyright owner.”

3. Access ASCAP’s website and access its repertory.
a. Search for works performed by Blake Shelton. Select Song 1. What is the
title of this song?
The title is A Girl.

b. Search for the song Another Song (All Over Again) performed by Justin
Timberlake. If you wanted to negotiate for a license to make and record a
version of this song, whom would you contact?
One would contact Tenman Tunes and Universal Music – Z
Tunes, LLC.

4. Access BMI’s website and access its repertory.

a. Search for works performed by Maroon 5. Who are the
songwriters/composers of the song Daylight?
The songwriters/composers are Adam Noah Levine, Mason
David Levy, Max Martin, and Samuel Denison Martin.

b. Locate BMI work 1135583. What is the song title and who is the artist?
The Song is Bad Romance, and the artist is Stefani Germanotta
(Lady Gaga) and the Glee Cast.

c. Search the BMI repertory for works composed by Paul Anka. How many
works has he composed?
At the time this Instructors’ Manual was prepared, 743 works
were identified as having been composed by Paul Anka.