The shield relates to the neg’s enforcement model of punishment by means of deterring infringement
Inawat 15, Owner/Attorney, R.J. Inawat . Attorney; Corporate Counsel, Music Dealers LLC; Juris Doctor, DePaul University College of Law; Bachelor of Music in Performing Arts Management, DePaul University. (Ronald J., 2015, “ARTICLE: MUSIC AS CULTURAL HERITAGE: ANALYSIS OF THE MEANS OF PREVENTING THE EXPLOITATION OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE,” 14 J. Marshall Rev. Intell. Prop. L. 228, 235. Lexis accessed online via KU libraries)
On the other side of the issue is protection. As defined by Webster's dictionary, protection refers to the ability "to shield from injury or danger." 49 The following laws focus on ensuring that the owner of a created work of music is shielded from danger through the deterrence of unauthorized usage of that work.