Copyright royalties definition
Copyright royalties means royalty income derived by a writer or composer of a musical composition from the reproduction or performance of such musical composition in any manner or medium regardless of the source, whether now existing or hereafter developed, including, without limitation, reproduction in the form of phonograph records (whether in the form of vinyl discs, cassette tapes, compact discs or any other configuration), digital, analog or other transmission, broadcast or distribution (whether over the Internet or otherwise), synchronization in motion pictures, television programs or other audiovisual works, reproduction in printed works or the public performance of said musical compositions, or any advances received by said writer and composer against said royalties.
Examples of Copyright royalties in a sentence
Copyright royalties shall not be payable with respect to Records otherwise not royalty-bearing hereunder, or with respect to Compositions which are in public domain or are arranged versions of Compositions in the public domain, or for nonmusical material.
Copyright royalties shall not be payable with respect to: (i) Records otherwise not royalty-bearing hereunder; (ii) Compositions which are in the public domain, or are arranged versions of Compositions in the public domain; (iii) non-musical material; and (iv) Compositions which have a playing time of less than one (1) minute and thirty (30) seconds in length.