If its in your head, its not copyrighted. Get it recorded (home recordings are fine) and or write it down and date it. As soon as that is done, it is officially copyrighted. Registering your copyright is another process, but it gives you an easier track in the legal system if you feel you've been infringed.
Mark On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 7:34 AM, OlSausage <[email protected]> wrote: > > Anything you write is automatically copyright to you. If you are > really concerned, write the songs down on paper or make a tape with > some documentation saying you wrote the song and mail it to yourself > and/or someone you can trust. When you get the package leave it sealed > and store it safely. That way if any legal issues crop up you can > easily prove priority. But really as soon as you wrote it, it's your > copyright. > > On Jun 20, 7:14 pm, Robin Gravina <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Taters > > > > me and my buddies have been writing some songs on the train, and we never > > heard them outside our heads until we decided to have a session the other > > day on our own material. We spent two hours learning the songs, figuring > out > > a quick arrangement and recording it and did seven of the 19 we have > > waiting. It's a little embarassing to report, but I was amazed at how > good > > my mate Steve's songs were and he paid me a similar compliment, and we > > realise that we have to record them. Couldn't say what style they are in > > exactly, other than a Brother Duo that had lived on the East Side of > > Manhatten. > > > > Does anyone know how to copyright songs, especially if you do it from > Spain, > > and whether it actually matters if you do or don't? We got all nervous > about > > suddenly making the change from a band that plays other people's songs to > > band that plays mainly our own, and thinking about making a cd, and > whether > > we need to do some of this legal stuff > > > > Un taterabrazo > > Robin > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
