Music Educator’s Conference, Part 2 of 4: A Lecture by Mark Davis on Teaching Copyright Law – Full Session
In this lecture at a music educator’s conference held at Loyola University New Orleans, entertainment attorney and educator Mark Davis outlines the ways in which copyright law benefits composers, artists, publishers and record labels. He also discusses how the Teach Act can help determine when fair use protections can be invoked by educators for use of copyrighted material in the classroom.

Music Educator’s Conference, Part 2 of 4: Mark Davis Gives an Overview of Copyright Law
In this segment of his lecture at a music educator’s conference at Loyola University New Orleans, entertainment attorney and educator Mark Davis explains the entitlements of songwriters, music publishers, artists, and record labels under current copyright laws.

Music Educator’s Conference, Part 2 of 4: Mark Davis on Composers’ Rights Under Copyright Law
In this segment of his lecture at a music educator’s conference at Loyola University New Orleans, entertainment attorney and educator Mark Davis elaborates on the ways in which current copyright laws protect songwriters.

Music Educator’s Conference, Part 2 of 4: Mark Davis on Publishers and Copyright Law
In this segment of his lecture at a music educator’s conference at Loyola University New Orleans, entertainment attorney and educator Mark Davis discusses the publisher’s role in copyright law, explaining how the invention of sound recording and its many permutations have dramatically changed the ways in which publishers can earn income from copyrighted works.

Music Educator’s Conference, Part 2 of 4: Mark Davis on How Record Labels Earn Money under Copyright Law
In this segment of his lecture at a music educator’s conference at Loyola University New Orleans, entertainment attorney and educator Mark Davis explains how artists and their labels profit from sales of sound recordings and the licensing of those recordings. He also makes some predictions as to how the shift from terrestrial to digital radio will enable record companies to collect additional royalties.

Music Educator’s Conference, Part 2 of 4: Mark Davis on the Dual Purpose of Copyright Law
In this segment of his lecture at a music educator’s conference at Loyola University New Orleans, entertainment attorney and educator Mark Davis discusses the two (frequently opposed) purposes of copyright law: to protect free transmission of information while giving its creators some control over how that information is distributed and sold.

Music Educator’s Conference, Part 2 of 4: Mark Davis on the Teach Act and Fair Use
In this segment of his lecture at a music educator’s conference at Loyola University New Orleans, entertainment attorney and educator Mark Davis outlines the four things a judge looks for when determining whether fair use applies in a copyright infringement case, and explains how educators can look to the Teach Act for fair use guidelines.

Music Educator’s Conference, Part 2 of 4: Mark Davis Takes Audience Question on Educators’ Rights and Fair Use
In this segment of Mark Davis’s lecture at a music educator’s conference at Loyola University New Orleans, audience member Nancy Shankman, Music Educator at NYU and former Director of Music at NYC Department of Education, asks how educators should determine when it is or isn’t okay to make copies of sheet music for students in the classroom.

Music Educator’s Conference, Part 2 of 4: Mark Davis Takes Audience Question on Copying Sheet Music
In this segment of Mark Davis’s lecture at a music educator’s conference at Loyola University New Orleans, an audience member raises the tricky question of whether purchasing one copy of sheet music for a large ensemble—with the intention of making copies for individual musicians—is ethically acceptable. Davis and the audience attempt to answer the question together, suggesting various ways to handle the situation.

Mark Davis is a Copyright and Law Professor in the Music Business department at Loyola University.