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Junior Cycle Music: Copyright, royalties & airplay

How often Copyright, royalties & airplay comes up on the Music papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Copyright, royalties & airplay, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Copyright, royalties & airplay.

(a)In the music business, a royalty is…
  1. A fee a band pays to hire a concert venue
  2. Money paid to creators when their music is used
  3. A tax added to the price of every concert ticket
(b)IMRO collects royalties in Ireland on behalf of…
  1. Radio stations and club DJs
  2. Concert venues and online ticket sellers
  3. Songwriters, composers and publishers
(c)Under Irish law, when does copyright in your original song begin?
  1. Once it is written down or recorded
  2. Only after it is played on the radio
  3. Only after paying a registration fee
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(a) Money paid to creators when their music is used

(b) Songwriters, composers and publishers

(c) Once it is written down or recorded

Your turn: Common Level questions on Copyright, royalties & airplay.

Common Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q1f
2025Q5c
2024Q5c
2023Q2d
2022Q3f

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Copyright, royalties & airplay questions

Copyright, royalties & airplay, 3 marks

Before releasing its recording of a cover version, a band should…

  1. Change a few words so it counts as new
  2. Nothing: all covers are free to release
  3. Get a licence so the writers are paid
Show the answer

Get a licence so the writers are paid

The original writers still own the song's copyright, so a licence is needed and they earn royalties from the cover. Changing a few words does not make the song yours.

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