Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property and Social Justice
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property and Social Justice
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the Contributors
- Foreword
- Prolusion: What Is Intellectual Property (And Why Should You Care About It Anyway?) – A Layperson’s Guide to Intellectual Property Law
- Introduction: Intellectual Property Social Justice Theory: History, Development, and Description
- Part I IP Social Justice Foundations
- Part II IP Social Justice in Major Intellectual Property Domains
- Part III IP Social Justice: Historical Perspectives
- Part IV IP Social Justice in the Political Economy: Engaging Activism; Achieving Change
- 12 Intellectual Property Empowerment and Protection for Prisoners
- 13 Works of “Recognized Stature” Under VARA
- 14 The Lead Sheet Problem in Music Copyright: Williams and Skidmore Revealed the Systematic Diminution of Pop Music’s Aural Composers
- 15 Applying Social Justice Principles in the Practice of Intellectual Property Law
- Part V IP Social Justice in the Information Age
- Part VI Intellectual Property Social Justice in Global Perspective: Issues in Gender and Development Disparity
- Part VII IP Social Justice: The Future of the Global IP Ecosystem
14 - The Lead Sheet Problem in Music Copyright: Williams and Skidmore Revealed the Systematic Diminution of Pop Music’s Aural Composers
from Part IV - IP Social Justice in the Political Economy: Engaging Activism; Achieving Change
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 January 2024
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property and Social Justice
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property and Social Justice
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the Contributors
- Foreword
- Prolusion: What Is Intellectual Property (And Why Should You Care About It Anyway?) – A Layperson’s Guide to Intellectual Property Law
- Introduction: Intellectual Property Social Justice Theory: History, Development, and Description
- Part I IP Social Justice Foundations
- Part II IP Social Justice in Major Intellectual Property Domains
- Part III IP Social Justice: Historical Perspectives
- Part IV IP Social Justice in the Political Economy: Engaging Activism; Achieving Change
- 12 Intellectual Property Empowerment and Protection for Prisoners
- 13 Works of “Recognized Stature” Under VARA
- 14 The Lead Sheet Problem in Music Copyright: Williams and Skidmore Revealed the Systematic Diminution of Pop Music’s Aural Composers
- 15 Applying Social Justice Principles in the Practice of Intellectual Property Law
- Part V IP Social Justice in the Information Age
- Part VI Intellectual Property Social Justice in Global Perspective: Issues in Gender and Development Disparity
- Part VII IP Social Justice: The Future of the Global IP Ecosystem
Summary
American copyright embraces all kinds of creative expression, howsoever such expression might be documented. Despite the comprehensive scope of American copyright, it has at times been misconstrued to exclude some modes of creative expression. This chapter examines the adverse intellectual property social justice (IP-SJ) impacts of the requirement of written notation to obtain a United States copyright in a musical composition in place until 1978, and still affecting a vast number of valuable works. IP-SJ1 requires that everyone be included, empowered, and provided the ability to express themselves and to profit therefrom, even if the music does not arise out of or comport with European classical music traditions and mechanisms, especially written notation.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024