Abstract
As musical arrangements are increasingly affecting all aspects of the music business and have direct impact towards their authors, the publishers, the recording or performing artists and the record label, this paper discusses how the musical arrangements are protected under the Greek Copyright Act (L. 2121/1993), while references to the respective interwoven international and European legal basis that shaped the current national law are also made. Of course, issues of originality are raised and some logical, legal and musicological solutions are provided in an attempt to assist such cases to be appropriately run. Last but not least, this article also seeks to shed light on the criteria that could establish a distinction between the authors’ and arrangers’ contribution upon a given material and recognize them through both the international and national legal frameworks.
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