Avtalstyper för upphovsrättsliga överlåtelser inom musikbranschen
(2020) JURM02 20202Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Upphovsrättsliga överlåtelser inom musikbranschen sker dagligen och kan ske helt eller som en delvis upplåtelse. Upphovsmän och utövande konstnärer överlåter sin ekonomiska rättighet till bland annat musikförlag och skivbolag för att erhålla ersättning och stöd när denne ska släppa sin musik. Upphovsrättslagen är den dominerande lagstiftningen på området och är huvudsakligen dispositiv och således finns inga formkrav på hur överlåtelserna och upplåtelserna ska se ut. Utöver det råder avtalsfrihet vilket ger skivbolagen och musikförlagen möjligheten att själva sätta standarden på de avtal som ingås när upphovsrätten överlåts eller upplåts.
När upphovsrättsliga överlåtelser ingås sker detta ofta genom avtal som används återkommande.... (More) - Upphovsrättsliga överlåtelser inom musikbranschen sker dagligen och kan ske helt eller som en delvis upplåtelse. Upphovsmän och utövande konstnärer överlåter sin ekonomiska rättighet till bland annat musikförlag och skivbolag för att erhålla ersättning och stöd när denne ska släppa sin musik. Upphovsrättslagen är den dominerande lagstiftningen på området och är huvudsakligen dispositiv och således finns inga formkrav på hur överlåtelserna och upplåtelserna ska se ut. Utöver det råder avtalsfrihet vilket ger skivbolagen och musikförlagen möjligheten att själva sätta standarden på de avtal som ingås när upphovsrätten överlåts eller upplåts.
När upphovsrättsliga överlåtelser ingås sker detta ofta genom avtal som används återkommande. Avtalen ter sig annorlunda beroende på hur stor del av sina rättigheter som upphovsmannen eller artisten är villig att ge upp samt hur mycket denne behöver ifrån skivbolagen och musikförlagen. Denna uppsats kommer att redogöra för hur regleringen ser ut kring skyddet för upphovsmannen och den utövande konstnären samt en genomgång av de avtal som återkommande används när upphovsrätten överlåts.
Dessutom kommer det ske en analys på om avtalen ändrats något i och med den utveckling musikbranschen gått igenom de senaste decennierna.
Dessa förändringar tar form i bland annat konsumerandet av musik som idag i Sverige sker till 85% via streamingplattformer och således digitalt. Den digitala utvecklingen har i det stora hela gett artisten ett något bättre förhandlingsläge gentemot skivbolagen och musikförlagen eftersom det idag är enklarare att sprida sin musik genom internet än vad det tidigare varit. Skivbolagen och musikförlagen har haft, och har, ett starkt förhandlingsläge ändå eftersom musikindustrin svärmar av duktiga talanger som gör allt för att få leva på sin passion. I och med den rådande avtalsfriheten inom avtalsskrivandet kan musikbolagen forma avtalen hur dem vill. Det är således en svår avvägning att göra som upphovsman eller artist ifall man ska överlåta stora delar av sina ekonomiska rättigheter för att genom musikbolagen sprida musiken till en större skara. (Less) - Abstract
- Copyright transfers in the music industry take place daily and can take place both in full or as a partial lease. Authors and performers transfer their financial rights to, among others, music publishers and record companies in order to receive compensation and support when they are to release their music. The Copyright Act is the dominant legislation in the area which is mainly dispositive and thus there are no formal requirements for what the transfers and leases should look like. In addition, there is freedom of contract, which gives the record companies and music publishers the opportunity to set the standard for the agreements that are entered into when the copyright is transferred or leased.
When copyright transfers are entered... (More) - Copyright transfers in the music industry take place daily and can take place both in full or as a partial lease. Authors and performers transfer their financial rights to, among others, music publishers and record companies in order to receive compensation and support when they are to release their music. The Copyright Act is the dominant legislation in the area which is mainly dispositive and thus there are no formal requirements for what the transfers and leases should look like. In addition, there is freedom of contract, which gives the record companies and music publishers the opportunity to set the standard for the agreements that are entered into when the copyright is transferred or leased.
When copyright transfers are entered into, this is often done through agreements that are used repeatedly. The agreements look different depending on how much of their rights the musician is willing to give up and how much he needs from the record companies and music publishers. This essay will explain what the Swedish regulation looks like regarding the protection of the author and the performing artist, as well as a review of the agreements that are repeatedly used when the copyright is transferred.
In addition, there will be an analysis of whether the agreements have changed somewhat with the development the music industry has undergone in recent decades.
These changes take the form of, among other things, the consumption of music, which today takes place to 85% via streaming platforms and thus digitally. The digital development has, on the whole, given the artist a slightly better negotiating position vis-à-vis the record companies and music publishers because today it is easier to spread their music through the internet than it has been before. The record companies and music publishers have had, and still have, a strong negotiating position because the music industry is swarming with talented talent who do everything to live on their passion. If they need to give up large parts of their copyright in order to spread their music to a larger crowd, many people think that it is worth it and then realize when music is sold that it is the record companies and music publishers who receive the majority of the profit. It is thus a difficult trade-off to make as a musician. (Less)
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- author
- Bayerlein, Johan LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Agreements for copyright transfers in the music industry
- course
- JURM02 20202
- year
- 2020
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- Immaterialrätt, upphovsrättsliga, överlåtelser, musikbranschen
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9034228
- date added to LUP
- 2021-01-23 14:26:15
- date last changed
- 2021-01-23 14:26:15
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abstract = {{Copyright transfers in the music industry take place daily and can take place both in full or as a partial lease. Authors and performers transfer their financial rights to, among others, music publishers and record companies in order to receive compensation and support when they are to release their music. The Copyright Act is the dominant legislation in the area which is mainly dispositive and thus there are no formal requirements for what the transfers and leases should look like. In addition, there is freedom of contract, which gives the record companies and music publishers the opportunity to set the standard for the agreements that are entered into when the copyright is transferred or leased.
When copyright transfers are entered into, this is often done through agreements that are used repeatedly. The agreements look different depending on how much of their rights the musician is willing to give up and how much he needs from the record companies and music publishers. This essay will explain what the Swedish regulation looks like regarding the protection of the author and the performing artist, as well as a review of the agreements that are repeatedly used when the copyright is transferred.
In addition, there will be an analysis of whether the agreements have changed somewhat with the development the music industry has undergone in recent decades.
These changes take the form of, among other things, the consumption of music, which today takes place to 85% via streaming platforms and thus digitally. The digital development has, on the whole, given the artist a slightly better negotiating position vis-à-vis the record companies and music publishers because today it is easier to spread their music through the internet than it has been before. The record companies and music publishers have had, and still have, a strong negotiating position because the music industry is swarming with talented talent who do everything to live on their passion. If they need to give up large parts of their copyright in order to spread their music to a larger crowd, many people think that it is worth it and then realize when music is sold that it is the record companies and music publishers who receive the majority of the profit. It is thus a difficult trade-off to make as a musician.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Avtalstyper för upphovsrättsliga överlåtelser inom musikbranschen}},
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