Plagiarism in music

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The recent US jury decision that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke had copied Marvin Gaye's music to create Blurred lines has opened up a number of debates around music, creativity and plagiarism.

catch up with the debate with this playlist of radio programmes on  Bob of Broadcasts (Music and copyright)

Same tune different song

 

Honest musician’s fear of plagiarism

The Barlow-Morgenstern Method

 

 

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Missed your orientation? Cant remember anything about the first week? or still confused?

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Get ahead, refresh your memory of what was said in your orientation session with 9 short library videos on this youtube playlist.

The drop down menu in top left of the video will help you navigate to the different topics which include wifi access, using the self-issue, the purpose of reading lists, how to renew books and much more.

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Welcome to new and returning music students at the University of Westminster

I've just discovered the oatmeal and love this cartoon on the state of the music industry

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Guidance on copyright in sound recordings

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This week the Intellectual Property Office has issued guidance to copyright in sound recordings.

Copyright in a sound recording will usually be owned by the record producer and is separate from any copyright in the content of the recording. For example:

• the composer of the music will be the author of the musical work and will be the first owner of the copyright in that music
  
• the lyrics of the song are protected separately by copyright as a literary work and will usually be owned by the person who wrote them
  

This guide gives an overview of the copyright and performers` rights in a sound recording, including how long they last. 

More information here. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/copyright-in-sound-recordings/copyright-in-sound-recordings

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621.3893 - What happened to the music tech books?

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If you have recently strolled down the first floor of the library to go to the shelves to look for your favourite music technology books at 621.3893, you may have asked yourself  - What's happened? Why are the shelves empty? 
Not to worry - the shelves have been emptied as the books were increasingly out of date - instead you can now search for the most up-to-date information in recent editions and look for specific chapters on your topic in Safari E-books. You even have access to substantial training videos on your topic.All available via your desk-top
Safari E-books are available through Library Search - just type Safari and click on the online access link.

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