Fun facts about copyright and music: There are actually two copyrightable aspects to a recording - the COMPOSITION, and the PERFORMANCE. They are not always owned by the same entities. Each one has a potential for income - although in the current system, it is heavily weighted towards the top moneymakers.
(Thus, one can record a cover version of a song - and owe royalties for the use of the song - and yet own a copyright on the recording, and receive royalties for that.) Copyright is *assumed* when one composes (composition copyright) OR records (performance copyright) a piece - without any need to legally announce or record it (registration). However, it can be hard (and expensive) to prove your copyright if it is not registered. Nevertheless, registration is NOT a legal requirement to establish copyright. One can assign something to the public domain, or use something like Creative Commons, but in general it's best to assume the piece is copyrighted by default if there is no indication to the contrary. -- gcurrie -Gordon Squeezebox Server 7.4.2 + HP MediaSmart EX485 Duet Squeezeplay on all PCs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gcurrie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31389 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71014 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
