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Can I use copyrighted music on my website in Georgia? What are the requirements?
To use copyrighted music on your website in Georgia, you must obtain a music therapy license [1.1][3.1]. To obtain a music therapy license, you must meet several requirements, including holding a bachelor’s degree or higher in music therapy from an approved program, completing a minimum of 1,200 hours of clinical training, passing the examination for board certification offered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists, and providing satisfactory results from a fingerprint record check report conducted by the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation [1.1][3.1].
Additionally, you must provide evidence of being in good standing based on a review of your music therapy licensure history in other jurisdictions, including a review of any alleged misconduct or neglect in the practice of music therapy on your part [1.1].
The Georgia Music Hall of Fame Authority is responsible for managing, displaying, promoting, advertising, and procuring the Music Hall of Fame collection in compliance with all applicable copyright and trademark laws [2.1].
After January 1, 2014, no person without a license as a music therapist shall use the title “music therapist” or similar title, or perform the duties of a music therapist, provided that this chapter shall not prohibit any practice of music therapy that is an integral part of a program of study for students enrolled in an accredited music therapy program [1.2].
Therefore, to use copyrighted music on your website in Georgia, you must obtain a music therapy license by meeting the requirements outlined in GACO 43-25A-5 and GARR Rule 590-11-1-.01.
Source(s):
- [1.1] Application for music therapy license.
- [2.1] Ownership of Music Hall of Fame; compliance with copyright and trademark laws.
- [1.2] Use of title “music therapist.”
- [3.1] Application for Licensure
Jurisdiction
Georgia, Georgia