With the advancement of technology and an increasing cut and
paste culture permeating our society, it's more important than
ever for performers and artists to be aware of their rights in
relation to the creative work that they produce. In this article we
give a broad overview of some of these rights including some basic
techniques for protecting your copyright as a musician.
WHAT ARE PERFORMERS' RIGHTS?
Musical works are just one of six sorts of performances that
attract performers' rights. The others are dramatic works,
literary works, dance, circus & variety acts, and expressions
of folklore. Performances of these kinds attract a number of rights
for the performer which include the right to grant or refuse
consent to the reproduction, distribution and communication of a
performance.
