UC has a licence with APRA, AMCOS and Recorded Music (formerly PPNZ) to cover music and performance copyright. See the OneMusic guidance (PDF, 230KB) for details.
The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) collects and distributes licence fees for the public performance and communication of their members' musical works.
The Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) collects and distributes mechanical royalties for the reproduction of their members' musical works.
Recorded Music NZ is the industry representation, advocacy and licensing organisation for recording artists and their labels.
Under this licence you are able to do the following:
| What you can do |
APRA/Recorded Music |
AMCOS |
|---|---|---|
|
Perform in public for educational purposes |
X |
|
|
Communicate for educational purposes |
X |
|
|
Make copies for educational purposes |
|
X |
| Making digital or physical copies of sound recordings for performance, instruction or electronic presentation. | X |
APRA AMCOS & Recorded Music NZ – what’s the difference?
While APRA AMCOS administers the copyright of songs and compositions (most easily described as what can be written as sheet music), Recorded Music NZ administers the ‘sound recording’ copyrights of music for record companies and their recording artists.
Excerpt above from https://apraamcos.co.nz/music-creators/copyright/
There is generally more than one owner of copyright in any given piece of sheet music.
| Party |
Copyright owned |
|---|---|
|
Composer |
Copyright of the musical work |
|
Lyricist |
Copyright of the literary work |
|
Arranger |
Copyright of the arrangement of the work |
|
Publisher |
Copyright of the published edition (typographical arrangement) |
Copyright has different durations for each element – see the tab “How long does it last for?” on the General Information page of this guide.
The copyright owners of musical works and lyrics have a number of exclusive rights, including the rights to:
Something is in the public domain when it is not protected by copyright or by other legal means.
This is generally when the copyright has expired or when the creator has released this with an open access or creative commons license.
When sheet music is in the public domain, you can freely:
A good list of sources can be found on the music subject guide (digital scores and websites sections)
For more information about using sheet music and frequently asked questions such as:
See Music Rights Australia Fact Sheet: http://www.musicrights.com.au/fact-sheets/sheetmusic/
Sheet music is covered by the OneMusic licence but only for educational purposes not personal (e.g. teaching privately or using for non-UC students)
Email: copyright@canterbury.ac.nz
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