Knowing some basics about contract law may be useful for artists who are contracting with music venues. Freedom to Contract: Freedom to contract is not unlimited. A contract can create binding obligations (1433 CcQ), but one that is validly formed binds the parties who have entered into it “not only as to what they have expressed in it but also as to what is incident to it according to its nature and in conformity with usage, equity or law” (1434 CcQ). Moreover, a contract whose “cause” or “object” is prohibited by law or contrary to public order is null (1411.

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The author of a work is, in principle, the primary owner of copyright over their work.[1] However, an employer can own rights over the works of its employee if 3 conditions are met:[2] The existence of an employment contract The creation of a work in the course of employment The absence of a contract stipulating otherwise 1. The Existence of an Employment Contract The Copyright Act requires there to be a “contract of service or apprenticeship” for the employer to retain rights over works produced by employees – i.e. there must a contract where an employee (or apprentice) offers their services to an.

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Consider the following scenario: You are a graduate student studying Music at the University of Concerto under the supervision of Mr. Trebleclef. Mr. Trebleclef helps you create what the Montreal Gazette has deemed “the most outstanding musical work since Beethoven.” They name you as the creator of the work. What rights does Mr. Trebleclef have to the music in question? Does the University have any rights to the music in question? What if the University funded the project or provided you and Mr. Trebleclef with the necessary equipment to engage in this project? The scenario above confirms how complex intellectual.

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Let’s say you want your own website – not a WordPress blog or a Tumblr feed, but a space just for you to promote your work. The first thing you’re going to need to do is register a domain name. A domain name is a string of characters that identifies a sphere of administrative control on the internet. Confusing? Well, for our current purposes, it’s just the address that you type into your web browser to get to your website. For example, CJAM’s domain name is cjam.info. When you register a domain name, you reserve it for your uses. No.

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Publishers, Labels and Song Ownership When an original musical composition is created and recorded, there are two sets of copyrights that immerge : (1) the copyright attached to the musical composition itself-the words and music of the song and (2) the copyright attached to the particular recorded rendition of the musical composition, called the master. It is important to recognize this distinction because the owner of the master recording will often be different from the owner of the composition itself. A music publisher administers , and will often own part of , the copyright attached to the musical composition, while.

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Basics Publishing agreements touch on the ownership and administration of the rights associated with the copyright of a musical composition. They are agreements between the author(s) of a work and a music publisher.  Under publishing agreements, music publishers are responsible for finding users for a song, issuing licenses for its use and giving a portion of the money collected to the songwriter. In exchange,  authors will sign over a portion of the revenue generated by the song to the publisher. Authors also often will sign over a portion of their copyright in the song  to the publisher (a publishing agreement). The.

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What is a valid contract? In Quebec, a contract is an agreement between at least two people, which is intended to be legally binding. Generally, in order for a contract to be valid, the contract and its formation process must respect the following fundamental principles: (1) each party must have consented willfully to the contract; (2) each party must have acted in good faith during the negotiations leading up to the contract and the effects to each party created in the contract must not be unreasonably excessive; and (3) the contract must not violate a rule of public order. What.

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