I began by interviewing a nationwide acknowledged expert on copyright law -- an lawyer whose activity has been cited repeatedly in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.

After a brief review of what a "copyright" really is, our expert self addressed every conceivable permutation of copyright law questions -- every issue that you've wondered just about in the past or mightiness face in the future.

For instance....

IS IT LEGAL TO.....

• Hint: This is not covered by your BMI or ASCAP fees! There is a way to do this legally, but really few stations cognize how.
• Use "drop-ins" or "wild tracks" recorded from movies?
• Use "drop-ins" or "wild tracks" recorded from TV programs?
• Take music that has been accredited by a national adman for a national campaign and use it to create a recorded commercial for a local affiliate or franchisee of that national advertiser?
• Record a TV program's theme music and play it on your airwaves?
• Present a dramatic, on-air reading of a proprietary book?
• Broadcast thing you've recorded from another TV or radio station (e.g., news report, news conference, portion of an interview, etc.)?
• Broadcast a sporting event highlight recorded from another broadcast station?
• Air a commercial that uses only an instrumental version of a proprietary song?
• Air a commercial that uses a proprietary song that you have rewritten to suit the advertiser?
• Air a commercial that uses a proprietary song and/or performance?
• Air a commercial that features a proprietary song with your own innovational performance?
• Air a commercial for a cabaret that includes proprietary music representing the types of music the club plays? (Even if the club itself pays for a license fee to play the music in the club?)
• Air a commercial for a musical performer's local concert, exploitation recorded examples of his/her music?
• Air a TV commercial for your radio station, featuring several of the music your station plays?