On 22 Aug 2000, 10:58, Greg Froese wrote:
> I'm wondering what sort of things do you need to look up before you can
> Copyright them. Like a band name? You would have to first find out if
> anybody else has it right? How/where would you do this?
Your band's name would need to be either trademarked or service marked.
Your homework is here at the US Patent and Trademark Office:
http://www.uspto.gov/
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/doc/basic/
> And what about songs, can you just say they are copyrighted if you wrote
> them, and then that's it, they are copyright?
The answer is "yes, but..."
Do your homework for Copyright Laws. The first two URLs I list are
excellent tutorial sites for you:
http://whatiscopyright.org/
http://www.benedict.com/
Study the material in the above two sites, then read the actual
copyright law:
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/
And the US Copyright Office is here, providing you a wealth of
information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
Alan
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