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Entertainment Attorney. Also called: Entertainment Lawyer, Music Lawyer.
Depending on the conditions, playing music in public places may be illegal. In general, it is unlawful to perform copyrighted music in public without the consent of the copyright owners. Playing music in a public location, such as a shop, restaurant, or street, is prohibited.
As the owner of your music, copyright gives you the right to make and sell copies, distribute those copies, make new works based on your work, and, with some limitations explained below, publicly perform or display the work.
In late 1998, Congress passed the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act which changed the 1976 Copyright Act by docHubly increasing the length of time a song remains under copyright protection. Different rules though apply for songs written prior to January 1, 1978 and those written on or after that date.
Playing Music for Personal Enjoyment One of the common issues that come up in music and copyright is whether permission or a license is needed to play music. Starting with the most private and simple of circumstances, you do not need a license to play music in your home for your personal enjoyment.

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Music copyright laws establish a legal framework that grants creators exclusive rights to control the distribution and use of their musical works for a specified duration. These laws protect both musical compositions, which include melodies and lyrics, and sound recordings, such as audio tracks.
Indeed, music law covers a range of traditional legal subjects including intellectual property law (copyright law, trademarks, image publicity rights, design rights), competition law, bankruptcy law, contract law, defamation and, for the live events industry, immigration law, health and safety law, and licensing.

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