Presentation: Not All Is Fair in Love & War -- and Copyright: Fair Use and The Classroom

Tuesday, May 18

9:00 Social time, followed by music by Josie Zocco

9:30 SMTA business, including voting on 21-22 budget and board

10:00 Presentation

The presentation will include:

(a) Requirements for a work to be protected by copyright

(b) The enumerated rights that every copyright holder has

(c) Fair Use, and how it relates to the above two items, and why it’s perhaps the most important part of the copyright law for teachers.

Bio:
Jeffrey Izzo an accomplished composer, lyricist, vocalist, pianist, guitarist, and bass player, with a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Berklee School of Music, and a Master of Music in Composition from the University of Edinburgh. He has composed everything from pop songs and jingles to symphonic, chamber and choral works, but his passion is composing musical theater.

Jeff is also a veteran entertainment attorney, earning his J.D. from Seattle University School of Law in 1993. In his 25+ year legal career he has represented songwriters, performers, independent record companies, authors, and filmmakers, worked as in-house counsel for independent film production companies and multi-media organizations, and taught entertainment and music law at the university and law school levels. He is currently Mike Curb Endowed Chair of Music Industry Studies at California State University, Northridge.

Jeff is admitted to practice in the states of New York, Massachusetts, and Washington, and proud to be an ASCAP affiliate, as well as a member of the California Copyright Conference, The Recording Academy, College Music Society, The Society of Composers & Lyricists, International Association for the Study of Popular Music, Association For Popular Music Education, Songwriters of North America, and the Music & Entertainment Industry Educators Association.

SMTA General Meetings will be held online via Zoom. All members will receive a Zoom link to the meeting via email.