IP is essential in the music industry for protecting creative expression, fostering innovation, and enabling musicians to monetise their talent while preserving their rights and integrity as artists. In essence, IP is not just a legal framework; it is a cornerstone of empowerment, protection, and innovation within the music industry and so plays a fundamental role in shaping the landscape of music and empowering artists to thrive in the music industry. Read here five ways in which IP can benefit you as a musician.
To explore Intellectual Property and copyright in more detail, we recommend you visit the World Intellectual Property Organization’s website CLIP, which has been built and designed for musicians and other creatives.
Many of the Beatles’ songs were inspired or derived from old country songs or even classical influences such as JS Bach, seen in songs like In My Life, Penny Lane, and Blackbird. Other examples of songs which have drawn from or simply used the creative works of others (importantly past copyright protection) are:
- Elvis Presley’s I Can’t Stop Loving You came from Berlioz’s orchestration of Plaisir d’Amour
- Procul Harum’s classic A Whiter Shade of Pale draws from Bach’s Air on a G String
- Barry Manilow wrote Could it Be Magic with the help of Chopin’s Prelude in C Minor
- Queen’s It’s a Hard Life, owes its melodic life to Leoncavallo’s Vesti la Giubba
- Nas’s I Can samples directly from Beethoven’s Fur Elise
But do not directly use or copy another musician’s creativity without specific permission if the works are still protected by copyright.
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