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Music & Performances
The printed music sold
to the general public is the result of the collaboration of a number
of people, including the time and creative effort of the composer,
the investment of time and money by the publisher, and local music
retailers who supply the music. Copying or printing music without
permission is stealing from each of these individuals.
Photocopying
Printed Music
There are two instances where photocopying music can fall under
"fair use." They are:
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Emergency copying
to replace purchased copies which for any reason are not available
for an imminent performance, provided purchased replacement
copies shall be substituted in due course. |
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For academic purposes other
than performance, single or multiple copies of excerpts of works
may be made, provided that the excerpts do not comprise a part
of the whole which would constitute a performable unit such
as a section, movement, or aria, but in no case more than 10
percent of the whole work. The number of copies shall not exceed
one copy per pupil. |
Under Fair Use,
the following are expressly prohibited:
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Copying to create
or replace or substitute the anthologies, compilations or collective
works. |
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Copying of or from works intended
to be "consumable" in the course of study or teaching
such as workbooks, exercises, standardized tests and answer
sheets and like material. |
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Copying for the purpose of performance
except for emergency copying to replace purchased copies as
outlined in (1) of the Fair Uses. |
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Copying for the purpose of substituting
for the purchase of music, except as in Fair Uses (1) and (2). |
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Copying without inclusion of
the copyright notice which appears on the printed copy. |
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