Buying sheet music alone does not give the person the right to perform said sheet music in a commercial setting. The halftime performances definitely are not aired with sound. Do you hear the marching band? Maybe faintly in the background as ambient noise in between plays on the field, but when they are prominently highlighted, they are likely playing their college fight song, alma mater song, or something of that sort. ![]() ![]() So, think about what you see and hear when you are watching a college football game on television. There are five exclusive rights with copyright ownership, all of which the owner can license out: (1) reproduction (copying) (2) preparing derivative works (adaptation) (3) distributing copies to the public (4) performing the work publicly and (5) displaying the work in public. There is a reason why you hear university marching bands only play college fight songs & other related songs on television broadcasts of football games. ![]() Here are four ways copyright law interacts with the songs that truly ring clear in the collegiate athletics hype scene. With college football season comes renewed school spirit! Sing that fight song loud and proud through the campus streets or at the stadiums, and hum it all you want, but the law is always at play and explains a lot about why things are the way they are.
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