Creación e interpretación en el marco de los derechos de autor. El caso de la música popular tradicional

Using the case of traditional popular music, the article shows how copyright presents limitations in the protection of creative work. The process of creating the work and the role of interpretation are explained through interviews with experts and a multidisciplinary literature review. To illustrate the above, the representative case of flamenco is presented using data collected from interviews and surveys. The main result shows how interpretation is higly valued and therefore, the gap between its perceived value and the protection it receives from copyright is made clear.