The Composer’s Dilemma: Musical Influence Versus Plagiarism

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E. Michael Harrington
Dr. E. Michael Harrington is professor of intellectual property at Belmont University in Nashville, TN and has served as an expert witness in numerous music copyright cases. He is also chair of the College Music Society Committee on the Music Industry, serves on the board of directors of the Nashville Composers Association, and on the Advisory Board of Plagiary.

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IP professor and copyright law expert Dr. E. Michael addresses the elusive nature of music’s influence on composers, arguing that no songwriter works in a vacuum. Here he explores the vague territory between influence and plagiarism, and attempts to make the distinction as perceived by copyright law and his own expert opinion.

Shoot Date: October 2007

Keywords:
Copyright | Infringement

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Belmont University

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