Music Rights and CopyrightLaws in most territories of the world grant artistic creators (including writers, composers, artists, photographers, and film directors) certain rights relating to their works, and these rights pass to their heirs at death. Rights granted normally include the exclusive right to use their own work, and the right to license others to do so. These rights are together generally known as 'copyright': the relevant legislation in the United Kingdom is the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, with various subsequent amendments. Another commonly used phrase to describe these rights is 'intellectual property rights', which recognizes that created work is indeed 'property', and as such may not be appropriated or used by others without permission. The copyright in the catalogue of music published by Oxford University Press is owned and administered by OUP.
OUP is pleased to advise, and to grant licences and permissions for the use of items from its copyright music and hymn catalogues, including for the following types of use:
Live performance
For operas and ballets, we will license you directly; for other types of work we will usually put you in touch with the Performing Right Society (or one of their international affiliates), which issues licences on our behalf.
Recordings
We will usually put you in touch with the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (or one of their international affiliates), which issues licences on our behalf.
Use of music in films
We are happy to discuss with you issues concerning the use of music in films, both for cinema/public performance, and for television. We will usually issue licences direct to users.
Reproduction in print or electronic form
If you wish to reproduce part or all of a musical work in graphic (printed) form, either on paper, or (for example) on a website or CD-ROM, we may issue a licence to you directly. There are various restrictions, and occasionally we may ask you to buy printed music from us, if the item you require is readily available.
Reproduction of hymn texts and tunes in schools and churches
OUP is a member of the schemes run by
Christian Copyright Licensing International. If a scheme operates in your territory, you will be able to use OUP copyright hymns and hymn tunes under the terms of these schemes.
Adaptations and arrangements
Please contact us prior to making adaptations and arrangements of OUP's copyright music.
Please contact us for all OUP Music Rights enquiries.
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