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Joined: Nov 11, 2008 Posts: 91 Detroit, MI 
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Posted on Nov 18 2009 11:13 AM
Before our band (crashmatics) goes and put our originals on iTunes for sale, we we're wondering what legalities we would need to tie off before we put them up for sale. I do know the band name has to be copyrighted so we own the name, but also do we need to do it for every single as well? If anyone could point me in the right direction, much kudos. Thanks guys —Knarle Tidehttp://www.facebook.com/knarletide |
Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19308 Des Moines, Iowa, USA 
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Posted on Nov 18 2009 11:34 AM
Moved to surf musician. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4465 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Nov 18 2009 11:39 AM
Everything you write is automatically copyrighted to the author be it melody, lyrics or a post card. However, if you want to be cautious you should register the copyright of each song to establish ownership and the time of creation. It really only becomes an issue if one of your songs becomes popular enough to receive airplay or is recorded by other artists. —The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
Joined: Jun 12, 2008 Posts: 3331 Huntington Beach, CA
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Posted on Nov 18 2009 12:25 PM
To register a copyright, go the the Library of Congress website. http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl105.html http://www.copyright.gov/fls/sl35.pdf —Radio Free Bakersfield--60 Minutes of TWANG, CRUNCH, OOMPH. |
Joined: Oct 16, 2008 Posts: 551 Madison, WI 
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Posted on Nov 18 2009 03:06 PM
Having had to deal with some of this lately... Yes, you own the copyright from the inception. But if you're at all concerned (and you should be) about proving it, pay the govt. and regiater the copyrights. Also, you may be better served by trademarking your band name, as opposed to copyrighting it. And get yourself set up as your own publishing house. It's not all that hard, so I hear. |
Joined: May 18, 2006 Posts: 521
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Posted on Nov 18 2009 03:49 PM
You can record everything on one album and copyright the whole thing for around $50. I don't think you can copyright a band name though. I would definitely register the copyright on the songs; although technically you own the copyright as soon as you compose a song it wouldn't mean much if you couldn't prove it. |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1134 Northern CA
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Posted on Nov 18 2009 04:12 PM
You can trademark a name and copyright a song but can't do either to a song title or album title. |
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Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4465 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Nov 18 2009 04:26 PM
If my understanding of the matter is correct, having your own publishing house does carry some reporting responsibilities and attendant expense.
That makes a lot of sense, you are copyrighting the performance basically. The nightmare, of course, would be to write a great song and then find out that you can't prove authorship after someone else sells 10 million copies. Fortunately, none of the songs I write are likely to find that sort of market. The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO
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Posted on Nov 18 2009 06:23 PM
See http://www.surfguitar101.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=977&highlight=copyright and other previous discussions, using Search function. Note that you can have results reported by thread or by individual post. This option may be off the bottom of the visible search form. |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3783 tn
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Posted on Nov 18 2009 08:44 PM
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Joined: Nov 11, 2008 Posts: 91 Detroit, MI
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Posted on Nov 19 2009 10:33 AM
thanks for the information everyone, i greatly appreciate it. it does help and it pointed me in the right direction. much kudos... —Knarle Tidehttp://www.facebook.com/knarletide |
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Joined: Oct 16, 2008 Posts: 551 Madison, WI
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Posted on Nov 19 2009 11:54 AM
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Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4465 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Nov 19 2009 12:03 PM
— The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
Joined: Jan 25, 2007 Posts: 1568 Brighton UK
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Posted on Nov 19 2009 02:38 PM
Not in the UK, you can't! You can own a trademark - eg the golden arches or the name McDonalds written in the way they do on their hideous "restaurants". What you can't do here is own the name McDonalds. I believe it is different in the States. — |
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Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4465 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Nov 19 2009 04:31 PM
I think you're right about that. The reason so many companies are named the way they are is to avoid hassles. They pay companies to make up a uniqu name for them rather than risk treading upon someone else's name, even if they aren't in the same field. —The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
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