Module Details |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | MUSIC CONTRACTS | ||
Code | MUSI516 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr M Flynn Music Mathew.Flynn2@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2023-24 | Level 7 FHEQ | Second Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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To encourage students to recognise that music industry is structured by direct and indirect acts of legislation and by case law. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Students will be able to identify and discuss key legal principles and acts of legislation related to music creativity and music business. |
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(LO2) Students will become familiar with the centrality of legally-binding agreements (contracts) to the widest range of music-industrial practices |
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(LO3) Students will become aware with what constitutes a legally-binding agreement and what grounds such an agreement might be challenged. They will also be familiar with key cases in music industry law wherein such challenges have been mounted, successfully and unsuccessfully. |
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(LO4) Students will be certain that the law and the labour process of popular music bear on each other in the enjoyment of private property in popular music |
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(LO5) Students will be able to demonstrate a fluency with a range of broader issues – from the impact of digital technology on Intellectual Property to issues of music plagiarism and issues of music censorship. |
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(S1) Business and customer awareness basic understanding of the key drivers for business success – including the importance of innovation and taking calculated risks – and the need to provide customer satisfaction and build customer loyalty |
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(S2) Career and identity management online managing digital reputation and online identity |
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(S3) Communication, listening and questioning respecting others, contributing to discussions, communicating in a foreign language, influencing, presentations |
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(S4) Communication and collaboration online participating in digital networks for learning and research |
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(S5) Information literacy online, finding, interpreting, evaluating, managing and sharing information |
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(S6) Literacy application of literacy, ability to produce clear, structured written work and oral literacy - including listening and questioning |
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(S7) Numeracy (application of) manipulation of numbers, general mathematical awareness and its application in practical contexts (e.g. measuring, weighing, estimating and applying formulae) |
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(S8) Problem solving/ critical thinking/ creativity analysing facts and situations and applying creative thinking to develop appropriate solutions. |
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(S9) Research management developing a research strategy, project planning and delivery, risk management, formulating questions, selecting literature, using primary/secondary/diverse sources, collecting & using data, applying research methods, applying ethics |
Syllabus |
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Intellectual Property and associated Rights |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lecture Teaching Method 2 – Face to Face or Online Seminar Attendance Recorded: Yes |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
12 |
12 |
24 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 126 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Assessment 1 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): 2 | 0 | 40 | ||||
Assessment 2 There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): 2 | 0 | 60 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |