Copyright law is a phrase capable of inducing fear and boredom in equal measure yet as creative professionals copyright, and the wider notion of intellectual property, are the currencies which which we do business. In this piece I'm going to try and provide an introduction to copyright law essentials. In a nutshell copyright is your exclusive right, protected by law, to control your original work, including it's publication, distribution and adaptation. As a song-writer this gives you control over the reproduction, performance, and transmission of your music, lyrics and . . .