Creative Arts & Industries

Unit Number/s and Title MUSPRA 340 Copyright In The Music Business Assignment Title: Copyright In The Music Industry

Functional Skills

Literacy Numeracy IT

Briefing Date: 10th September 2012 Review Dates: 22nd oct Final Assessment Date: 17th dec Assessor/s: Learners Name Roisin Quinn

Submission Date: 1st oct, 12th nov, 10th dec

IV : Alex Forryan

Suggested Reading: All You Need To Know About The Music Business (Seventh Edition) Donald M Passman, Penguin Books, 2011 Factsheet no. P-01 http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/protect/p07_music_copyright "Copyright and Licensing http://www.mpaonline.org.uk/licensing-music-copyrights

Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate an understanding of music copyright in relation to their own musical work and associated creative output. This assignment covers the whole of unit 340 Copyright In The Music Industry

Assignment
You will undertake three seperate tasks in which you will explore Copyright law, what copyrights may be created personally by you, and how you can exploit these copyrights to generate revenue.

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Tasks / Evidence / Submission Date

Grading Criteria

NYA

WT

Achieved

Task 1 You will sit a written test in which you will be asked to clarify the key terms within copyright law and the impact they have on musical and literary works.

To achieve a pass, all learners must: P1. Provide an accurate explanation of the key terms within copyright law and the impact they have on musical and literary works. To achieve a merit, learners should: M1. Provide a detailed, and accurate explanation of the key terms within copyright law and the impact they have on musical and literary works. To achieve a distinction, learners should: D1. Provide a clear, detailed and accurate explanation of the key terms within copyright law and the impact they have on musical and literary works.

Evidence: Written test

Submission Date : Week 4: 1st October 2012 Task 2 You will be asked to explain the copyrights which may be created in your future output and how these copyrights might be exploited to generate revenue.

To achieve a pass, all learners must: P2. Provide an accurate explanation of means by which copyright may be created in their future creative output, and how they identified copyrights may be exploited to generate revenue. To achieve a merit, learners should: M2. Provide a detailed and accurate explanation of means by which copyright may be created in their future creative output, and how the identified copyrights may be exploited to generate revenue. To achieve a distinction, learners should: D2. Provide a clear, detailed and accurate explanation of the means by which copyright may be created in their future creative output, and how the identified copyrights may be exploited fully and innovately to generate revenue.

Evidence: Essay

Submission Date: Week 9: 12th November 2012 Task 3 Using the information you have learned and explored over the last two tasks, create a career focussed action play that clarifies how you might assign copyright to relevant organisations in order to generate revenue in the future.

To achieve a pass, all learners must: P3. Evidence an understanding of how revenue may be generated from their own work through the creation of an action plan that accurately explains why, how and to whom they might assign copyright. To achieve a merit, learners should: M3. Evidence a thorough understanding of how revenue may be generated from their own work through the creation of an action plan that explains accurately and in detail why, how and to whom they might assign copyright. To achieve a distinction, learners should: D3. Evidence a comprehensive understanding of how revenue may be generated from their own work through the creation of a highly creative action plan that explains accurately and in detail why, how and to whom they might assign copyright.

Evidence: Action plan

Submission Date: Week 13: 10th December 2012

PLTS (Personal Learning & Thinking Skills) Key: IE Independent Enquirers CT Creative Thinkers Achieved: Assessor Feedback

RL Reflective Learners

TW Team Workers

SM Self-managers

EP Effective Participators

Action Plan

Learners Feedback

Assessor Learner

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