MU 431 - Music Publishing, Copyright, and Intellectual Property

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: MU 237 Protecting the rights of songwriters and music publishers requires a thorough understanding of copyrights (also known as “intellectual property”), music publishing, performance rights organizations, and the contractual relationships between songwriters and music publishers. This course provides an in-depth exploration of copyrights, music publishing and intellectual property rights relative to the ever-evolving ways to distribute music and to collect music publishing revenue. (FA)