The Webcasting Music Revolution is Ready to Begin, as Soon as We Figure out the Copyright Law: The Story of the Music Industry at War with Itself

Authors

Kimberly L. Craft

Abstract

No one has yet been able to agree on the meaning of the copyright laws related to webcast licensing and fees or how to define and treat new technological advances, innovations and uses. This article provides background into the history of the copyright law as it relates to music webcasting, including the Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995 ("DPRA") and the DMCA, explains the various forms of copyright protection held in recorded sound performances and its relation to online transmissions, discusses the history of the complex, legal situation which has resulted, new developments surrounding the proposed Music Online Competition Act ("MOCA"), and offers commentary and suggestions.

Recommended Citation

Kimberly L. Craft, The Webcasting Music Revolution is Ready to Begin, as Soon as We Figure out the Copyright Law: The Story of the Music Industry at War with Itself, 24 UC Law SF Comm. & Ent. L.J. 1 (2001).
Available at: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/hastings_comm_ent_law_journal/vol24/iss1/1