Hi Christopher - Yes, just me as writer/composer. And I do agree, that it doesn't sound published. Actually, the copyright office and two lawyers tend to agree. Either way, I am told that having a copyright registration is what is important in the unlikely event of litigation some day; being registered as published didn't excite anyone.
But I digress: It's hard enought to get through over the phone to the Library of Congress. And I did ask them; however, they were rather wishy washy in their response (very nice though). i.e. their answers evolved during the few conversations I had with them, even changing during a call. > What works may be registered with electronic deposits? > The following classes of works may be registered in eCO with > electronic deposit copies: > 1. Unpublished works; > 2. Works published only electronically... That's off their site so I think that as the work is not going to be printed and bound in the forseeable future, and will only be in PDF form, it qualifies according to the above. To be frank, I rather like having my scores in PDF unless I need to mark them up. Makes for a clean environment. Not for everyone... At this point, I think I'll lay low and wait a day or two to see if anyone responds that they're doing this. i.e. submitting electonically and having to deal with or write a request for an exemption from the Mandatory Deposit. Thanks again, Aryeh Christopher Smith wrote: Thu Nov 19 20:58:51 CST 2009 I suppose you checked this already, but if the original work had lyrics by somebody else, you would need their permission. From your answers provided, it sounds like your work is unpublished, so you CAN do it by electronic deposit. But just ask them! Christopher On Thu Nov 19, at ThursdayNov 19 6:36 PM, Aryeh Har-Even wrote: > Hi guys - Thanks so much for the quick reply. I guess I wasn't clear. > > The question wasn't really about if I need to copyright but > regarding Mandatory Deposit rules (for a published work) as my work > has never been printed (other than some test sheets when preparing > the PDF's). Yes, I have spoken with the Library of Congress as well > as a couple of lawyers. Evidently, a derivative work (e.g. with new > words, music, etc.) is actually a new work with a copyright all its > own. And don't get me started on lawyers... > > What I'm wondering about is the fact that the score is only in PDF > form. But after posting, I read the following on the gov web site: > > What works may be registered with electronic deposits? > The following classes of works may be registered in eCO with > electronic deposit copies: > 1. Unpublished works; > 2. Works published only electronically... > Does that means my situation as I'm not planning on preparing a > bound copy for the forseeable future? The copyright office wasn't > clear when I asked them about this over the phone. I just thought > other folks on this board must have been uploading scores via the > eCO system rather than sending in physical copies. Has anyone been > doing this? Feedback appreciated. > > Thanks again, Aryeh > http://www.RocknMoses.com > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aryeh-Har-Even/93404883886 > DP 5.13 > Finale 2007 > 10.4.11 > MacBook Pro 2.16, 2GB ram > ULN-2 > Glyph Drives > > David H. Bailey wrote: > > I am not a lawyer (and even if I were, any advice you > receive in a free on-line group such as this is worth > exactly what you paid for it), but this is my understanding > of how copyright works for derivative works: > > You own the copyright in the original work, therefore you > already own the copyright in all the derivative works. > There is no need to register this under a separate > copyright. Simply put the same copyright notice you already > have on the original. > > Save yourself the registration fee. Of course, if you have > any doubt you should consult a copyright attorney in your > area, preferably one who work in the music field especially. > > David H. Bailey > > Aryeh Har-Even wrote: >> Hi group - I figured this would be a good place to get an answer >> to this question. >> >> I'm about to register a work of mine with the Library of >> Congress. The work is a revised version of a musical I had >> previously registered thus making this a > > derivate work. Everything is in PDF via Finale and comes in at just > over 600 pages. > > Question: can I just upload the PDF files with the eCO online > system? And should I state that the work is unpublished? (I don't > believe the work would be considered published as only a few > execerpts have been posted on my web page and nothing has been for > sale, rent, etc. Just a few scenes given to friends and family on > CD for their personal listening pleasure.) But if I do list the > work as published, will I have to submit two copies to satisfy the > Manditaroy requirement? I had never heard of this till recently. > > At any rate, the work is only in digital form, i.e. PDF, so would > the copyright office expect me to print out and bind two copies > just for them? > > Thanks so much in advance, > > Aryeh > http://www.RocknMoses.com > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aryeh-Har-Even/93404883886 > DP 5.13 > Finale 2007 > 10.4.11 > MacBook Pro 2.16, 2GB ram > ULN-2 > Glyph Drives > ____________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale at shsu.edu >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > -- > David H. Bailey > dhbailey at davidbaileymusicstudio.co > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale at shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
