MUSI 2540 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Primum Non Nocere, Well-Founded Relation, Equal Opportunity
9 May 2018
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Ethics
● Ethics refers to well-founded standards of right and wrong.
● The study and development of ethical standards.
The four moral principles guiding a principle based approach to ethics:
1. Respect for autonomy
a. Creative freedom
b. IP - how much is used
c. Identity - personal lives
d. Respect for body autonomy
e. Acknowledging and respecting the rights of others to make choices in their lives
2. Beneficence
a. Doing good
b. Acting in ways which benefit others
3. Nonmaleficence
a. Doing no harm
b. Acting in ways which do not cause harm
4. Justice
a. Example of adhering to this: Fair payment
b. Equal opportunity
c. Obligations to treat others in a fair and equitable fashion
Guiding questions for establishing a code of ethics for the music industry (adapted from Mahon)
1. Who has creative and economic control?
2. Which people and assumptions dictate terms, not only of the creative work?
3. What is the extent to which music industry professionals can use their agency to asset
their creative voices?
4. When and why do music industry professionals have to capitulate to dominant
expectations?
Group Assignment:
● Draft a code of conduct that illustrates your team’s moral stance on professional
behavior in the music industry and Outlines your plan of action in order to ensure a fair
and just professional environment.
Categories for Music Industry Practice
● recording/production
● Distribution
● licensing/publishing
● IP governance
● Education
● Live performance
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