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Licensing and Distribution

2/11/2012

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Most a cappella groups perform songs written by other artists. These are called "covers". The Copyright Act gives you the right to record these “cover” songs by means of a compulsory license. Compulsory means you don’t need anyone’s permission. All you need to do is

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The Role of Competition in A cappella

2/2/2012

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The Role of Competition in A cappella
Jonathan Minkoff

SingStrong has embraced competition as one of many opportunities to motivate singers to strive for their best. Yet for many, declaring any meaningful expressiveness the work 

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Fair Use: Using Others' Works Without Permission or Payment

2/2/2012

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Fair Use: Using Others' Works Without Permission or Payment
By Jonathan Minkoff ©2009, ©2012

Fair Use is a concept in copyright law that allows you, under certain limited circumstances, to use someone else's copyrighted work without paying them any fees or obtaining their permission. 

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Permission to Arrange for Live Performance

2/2/2012

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Permission to Arrange for Live Performance
by Jonathan Minkoff ©2009

 Does a group need to get permission to arrange a song before performing it live? It’s a question that comes up a lot. The answer to that is 


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The Legality of Arranging

2/2/2012

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The Legality of Arranging
By Jonathan Minkoff ©2009

WHERE DOES THE RIGHT TO MAKE MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS COME FROM?
The constitution of the United States gives 


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Who Owns The Arrangement?

2/2/2012

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By Jonathan Minkoff ©2009

Sarah’s been in the New York University Women’s College Bobbletones since her freshman year. She arranged every single one of the songs for 

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