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Whether you make music or listen it, it’s important to know the laws that apply to creating and engaging with music. Learn the laws that apply to musicians and music listeners.  
Whether you make music or listen it, it’s important to know the laws that apply to creating and engaging with music. Learn the laws that apply to musicians and music listeners.  


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===Protecting the name of a band===
===Protecting the name of a band===
It’s important as a group becomes popular to ensure that another group isn’t using your group name. To properly protect your band name, you need to consider registering it as a '''trademark'''. Other registration methods, such as securing a domain name for a website, will not protect you fully. See our information on [[Patents, Industrial Designs, Trademarks and Copyright (Script 231)|trademarks, copyright and other intellectual property, no. 231]].
It’s important as a group becomes popular to ensure that another group isn’t using your group name. To properly protect your band name, you need to consider registering it as a '''trademark'''. Other registration methods, such as securing a domain name for a website, will not protect you fully. See our information on [[Trademarks, Copyright and Other Intellectual Property (No. 231)|trademarks, copyright and other intellectual property, no. 231]].


===Protecting a band’s music===
===Protecting a band’s music===
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[updated March 2018]
[updated March 2018]
'''The above was last reviewed for legal accuracy by [http://www.bellalliance.ca/people/ronan-reinart Ronan Reinart], Bell Alliance.'''
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