Non-Infringing Use
Under U.S. Copyright law, certain limited use of a copyrighted work is allowed and is not considered as infringement. "Fair use" of a copyrighted work is allowed for the limited purposes of non-commercial comment, criticism, news reporting, scholarship, classroom use, or research and is not an infringement of copyright.
Certain works are considered to be in the "public domain" and can be used without permission. These include items that are not eligible for copyright protection such as ideas, facts, concepts and principles. The public domain also includes works for which the copyright protection has expired, federal government documents, and works that a copyright owner grants to the public domain.
Any other use is a violation of U.S. Copyright laws.
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- Introduction
- Exclusive Rights
- Musical Compositions & Sound Recordings
- Music & Recordings - One Application
- Many Songs - One Application
- Separate Registrations
- Who Can Register
- Joint Works
- Registration by a Band
- The Band's Demo
- The Band's Name
- Pseudonyms & Stage Names
- Sampling
- Cover Songs
- Music Copyright Notice
- The © Copyright Notice
- The _ Symbol
- The ® Trademark Notice
- Compilations of Musical Works
- Derivative Sound Recordings
- Performance Rights
- Mechanical Rights
- Compulsory Licenses
- Synchronization Licenses
- Your Music Online
- Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act (DPRA)
- Benefits of Copyright Registration
- Copyright Deposit or Date Stamp
- Copyright Infringement
- Non-Infringing Use
