Title: Explain the effects of music copyright infringement and piracy.
Course: Audio Production and Recording I (05123-IA) > Section: Understanding the Legal Aspects of Music Production

Explanation should include

- music sharing
- Napster’s role in unauthorized distribution
- examples of copyright issues (e.g., Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, John Fogerty, Taylor Swift, Juice World).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the key elements of plagiarized music vs. original music?
- How did copyright infringement pave the way for paid online streaming services?
- How did Napster change the online landscape of music distribution?
- What copyright laws, if any, are violated if one uses their phone’s voice notes in a personal video and then posts it to TikTok?
- Why would YouTube block someone’s recording of a popular copyrighted song?