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Tom's Band SCENARIOS Tom's Band As well as working extremely hard on his undergraduate Physics degree, Tom is a member of a band. The band is called Atomic Tigers and Tom formed this in his first year at Lakeland with his three best friends, Gary, Howard and Mark. If you were to ask Tom what is more important to him, his research and degree or his music, the likelihood is that he would say his music. The Atomic Tigers are going to be performing a set at the Lakeland Lounge, Lakeland's nightclub. The gig is going to be recorded on DVD by their friend Robbo and they hope to sell copies of the DVD at a later date. They also want to send a copy to a record company in the hope of obtaining a contract. Most of the words and music which will be performed by the band were actually written by Tom, though Mark, the lead guitarist, has also had some input into the music. The set will also include a couple of covers of recent top ten hits to get the audience warmed up. As you probably know, the main type of IP at issue here is copyright. You may remember from the Intellectual Property & Confidentiality Guide that a number of different copyrights can exist in the same piece of work. You'll also remember that different types of copyright last for different periods of time. Say you were Tom and you were performing the set at Lakeland Lounge. What should you be thinking about before embarking on the enterprise? As a starting point, you should try and answer the following questions: n can you list the different types of copyright which will be comprised in the DVD? n n before putting on the gig or recording and selling the DVD, are there any IP clearance issues for the guys to consider? who owns the copyright in the Atomic Tigers' songs and DVD? 13