Analysis Of Devin Copeland V. Justin Bieber - 1529 Words

â€Å"Somebody to Love†: Devin Copeland v. Justin Bieber As an artist, the protection of all intellectual property created for distribution should be a priority. The type of protection this case focuses on is the protection granted by copyright. When a piece of work is copyrighted, the copyright grants the creator the exclusive right to use and distribute the piece for the duration of their life plus 70 years. As a creator, copyrighting completed art before disclosing the art with any other interests is very beneficial when proving ownership in a federal court proceeding. Devin Copeland v. Justin Bieber is a case that is based around the copyrights to a song entitled â€Å"Somebody to Love†. The facts will be introduced, followed by the issues that arose in court, then the courts analysis of those issues, closing with the lessons learned to be applied to the future of Planet Florida Artist Managements business ventures. Devin Copeland was an aspiring artist who had a dream of getting a record deal. In 2008, Copeland finished work on an album, which he registered for copyright later the same year. â€Å"The next year, Copeland says he met with representatives from Sangreel Media and they were interested in promoting some of the songs from the album which included ‘Somebody to Love’† (Mackinley, 2015). Sangreel Media then sent a promotional copy of the CD to several artists in their network, including Usher Raymond. Usher’s manager contacted Copeland about going on tour with Usher. The