During my interview with John Ridilla, everything he said
made sense to me. He said nothing that made scratch my head and wonder if it
was correct or not. He discussed copyrights and how to enforce them and what he
said lined up with the textbook. “In the event someone infringes the exclusive
right of a copyright owner, the owner is entitled to sue in federal court and
ask the court issue orders, award money damages if appropriate, and in some
circumstances, award attorney fees.”(Stim) There was one thing he wasn't too
sure about and that was if it is illegal to use samples in songs, even if the
song doesn't make any money. He thought it may fall under the fair use concept,
but from my studies the fair use concept only abides with cases, “…in
connection with criticism of or commenting on the work, in the course of news
reporting, for teaching purposes, or as a part of scholarship or research
activity.” (Stim) Consequently, that is the only thing I would have to dig
further into. He gave me good advice like finding a good and reliable business
partner. In fact, copyrights can have joint ownership. “Under the Copyright Act
of 1976, a joint work is defined as a work prepared by two or more authors who
intend to merge their contributions into inseparable or independent parts of
the whole.” (Stim) Coauthors are similar to joint ownership. Coauthors are
considered, “Two or more people who have contributed significant creative input
to a work of expression…” (Stim) Nonetheless, it all starts with protecting my
work when I, “Register works with the U.S. Copyright Office.” (Stim) The
wonderful world of law is a big place and by going to interview John Ridlla I have
a little more guidance in that world.
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