CD Copyright

 After looking at CDs which I had at home for design ideas, I found that there was the copyright feature which must be included onto them. This can be done in a number of ways ( as the different disks show below) however must be present in order for the material to be protected by the copyright act.
What should be printed onto the disk includes-

• The record label of the artist who own the rights 
• The year of production
• Unauthorised use such as copying, reproducing, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting is prohibited.

This disk has the copyright statement going just around the top semi-circle of the CD, making it look like there's not too much to read which is more inviting than a big lump of text.

The copyright statement going all around the edge of this disk in a complete circle. This is such aesthetically pleasing as although its there for a purpose it also acts a borer which is a nice way of finishing the disk.

In this case, the statement is in a block in the middle of the disk, I don't think this looks appealing at all as it just looks random and ruins the design of the CD which has been thought out carefully

In regards to the designs for the disk we have already though about I think the copyright statement going all around the edge of the disk would be the best for us, giving us a border look around the disk as well.

Another feature in terms of copyright protection that the disk includes is thumbnail icons of the management of the artists, record label, artists record label. 

Global Talent Agency

Maximum Artist Management

Island Record Group

Hollywood Records

(marketed by) Universal Music Group

For the song which we are using, the companies which we should be referencing on the disk include

RCA Records 

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