Copyright Law Final
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers was founded in what year?
1914
Sound recordings were first protected by U.S. Copyright in what year?
1972
Katy Perry released a single on itunes. She wanted to legally gain permission to record the song and did not want to face an expensive copyright infringement suit. The artist's label has to pay the publisher 9.1 cents per copy for statutory license for the song.
True
The system of renewal terms for new copyrights ended in 1977 just before the 1976 Copyright Act took effect. What concept replaced the renewal system so the composer or his/her heirs could recover the copyright?
automatic renewal