These resources examine copyright law in the history of “borrowing” sounds in music, and raise provocative questions about what is creative and what is criminal. These lessons are directed toward grades 9 through 12, and college students for use in the following subject areas: media studies, media literacy, social studies, history, sociology, media production, music and language arts, business, and legal studies.

Under U.S. Copyright law, recordings of student performances must be properly licensed. Songfile® is an easy way for music educators who plan to make and distribute 2,500 copies or fewer of their recordings to obtain the necessary mechanical licenses for

Information about copyright in the digital age, and how Creative Commons can be of value.

Lesson plans and materials to help you teach about copyright and fair use in high school, university or graduate school.

EFF's Teaching Copyright curriculum was created to help teachers present the laws surrounding digital rights in a balanced way.Teaching Copyright provides lessons and ideas for opening your classroom up to discussion, letting your students express their

This website has been set up specifically for the Teachers Guide to Music, Media & Copyright Law by Dr. James Frankel and published by Hal Leonard. It is meant to serve as an extension for the book, especially because copyright law is changing all the ti

Under the Copyright Act, there is nothing more intriguing and exciting for educators than Fair Use. Fair Use is the concept that if you are doing something for the greater good of society, like teaching, then your needs supersede the ownership rights of t

Historical music for educational use that our research indicates is copyright free. Also, links to Historical music for educational use that is freely available on the Web.

"Rules of Thumb" for the Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials. Like the Guidelines from which they are in some cases derived, the Rules of Thumb are tailored to different uses of others' works. But unlike the Guidelines, they are short, concise, and easy to

Someone owns just about everythingFair use lets you use their things- But not as much as you'd like toSometimes you have to ask for permissionSometimes you are the owner - think about that!

Links and resources about copyrights for music.