TEMPTATION AND EXPLOITATION

Apple House Music, the Copyright Loophole and Legal Bootlegging

Authors

  • Raelene Lawrance
  • Kerryn Welsh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/prbt.v2i4.28768

Keywords:

copyright, bootleg recordings

Abstract

Lawrance and Welsh provide a detailed study of the copyright 'loophole' which allowed live 'bootleg' recordings to be commercially produced and retailed in Australia in the early 1990s. Their study illustrates the complexity of music copyright issues in contemporary media culture and the manner in which major international players - and most particularly the USA - influence national legislation.

References

A TPR (Australian Trade Practices Report) ( 1993) 'Sony Music Productions Pty Ltd & ANOR v Tansing (Trading as Apple House Music)' n41-271

Australian Copyright Council (1994), 'Performers' Copyright', ACC Bulletin n86 October

Australian Copyright Council (1995), 'Recent Developments in Copyright', ACC Bulletin n89, March

Australian Law Reports (1994) 'Musidor BV v Tansing (Trading as Apple House Music)' n593

Copyright Law Review Committee ( 1985) Discussion Paper on Performers' Protection, April

Fulton, G (1995) 'Performer's rights update' Copyright Reporter v12 n4

Hey lin, C (1994)'The House That Apple Built', Rolling Stone (Australia), n502, November

Johnson, R (1994) 'Copyrights and Wrongs', Juice n38 December

Lavarch, M and Ray, R (joint statement) (1994) 'TRIPS Agreement Heralds Landmark Copyright Amendments' Australian Commonwealth Government Press Release, 2on

Me Vicar, S (1995) 'Performance Protection in Australia {Part Two): Recent Developments'; Arts and Entertainment Law Review, nl February

Stutchbury, M (I 994) 'Canberra Copyright Move Appeases US', Financial Review, 215

Thomas, B (1993) 'Apple Opens a Can of Worms', The Sun Herald, 7/10

Unattributed (1994) 'Copyright Loophole'; The Age, 1414

Published

2015-10-06

Issue

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Lawrance, R., & Welsh, K. (2015). TEMPTATION AND EXPLOITATION: Apple House Music, the Copyright Loophole and Legal Bootlegging. Perfect Beat, 2(4), 43-57. https://doi.org/10.1558/prbt.v2i4.28768