Module Descriptors
MUSIC LAW
MUSI50122
Key Facts
School of Computing and Digital Technologies
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Paul Hodson
Email: P.Hodson@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT - PRACTICAL weighted at 50%
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
The module will cover:
1. The types of UK and European laws which relate to the copyright and intellectual property ownership of music and related media
2. The exploration of different types of contracts and related clauses in order to define copyright of a music or media work
3. Investigating and defining principals of mechanical and performance copyright and reflecting on their effects on digital and physical distribution
4. Designing and developing contracts to provide legal protection for writers, performers, record companies and distributors of music and related media.
1. The types of UK and European laws which relate to the copyright and intellectual property ownership of music and related media
2. The exploration of different types of contracts and related clauses in order to define copyright of a music or media work
3. Investigating and defining principals of mechanical and performance copyright and reflecting on their effects on digital and physical distribution
4. Designing and developing contracts to provide legal protection for writers, performers, record companies and distributors of music and related media.
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% in course assessement comprising of:-
1. Practical Assignment 50%, assessing Learning Outcome 3.
2. Written Assignment (1,500 words) weighting 50%, assessing Learning Outcomes, 1, 2 and 4.
1. Practical Assignment 50%, assessing Learning Outcome 3.
2. Written Assignment (1,500 words) weighting 50%, assessing Learning Outcomes, 1, 2 and 4.
Module Learning Strategies
2 hour lecture per week for 12 weeks
1 hour tutorial per week for 12 weeks (group of 30)
1 hour tutorial per week for 12 weeks (group of 30)
Module Special Admissions Requirements
CE00762-4 E-Music Business Strategies or equivalent.
Module Texts
Music: The Business : the Essential Guide to the Law and the Deals - Ann Harrison (Virgin Books, 2005, ISBN 9781852272593)
All You Need to Know about the Music Business - Donald S. Passman (Simon & Schuster, 1997, ISBN 0684836009)
Intellectual Property for the Internet - Scott Davidson, Lewis C. Lee, Esq. (Aspen Publishers, 2006, ISBN)
All You Need to Know about the Music Business - Donald S. Passman (Simon & Schuster, 1997, ISBN 0684836009)
Intellectual Property for the Internet - Scott Davidson, Lewis C. Lee, Esq. (Aspen Publishers, 2006, ISBN)
Module Resources
Internet and library resources