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Technically, the songs are copyrwriten (sp?) the moment you write it.
The trick is proving it. I would contact BMI, ASCAP or SESAC (whatever
the 3rd one is) to get them registered. The paperwork asks for the
Publisher/owner. Obviously this needs to be you, and different for each
song writer or combo of songwriters.
Depending on how tight nit your band is may determine the song writing
/ publishing info. Because should you get big, only the people who's
names appear get paid. Failure to understand this has caused much
strife in bands over the years when the Singer and guitar player who
'wrote' the songs get big royalties and the drummer or whoever wonders
where his are.
In the Penetrators, different folks may come in with a song idea but
all of us wind up contributing to the final sound so we always give
equal credit.
I've slammed BMI often over the years but when our songs were included
in MTV's "The Real World," BMI actually sent us checks.
I used to have a book called "What every Musician needs to know about
the Music Biz" or something like that which was very informative and
goes in to all these things. I lost it years ago however.
Hope that helps,
Spanky
On Jun 8, 2005, at 12:00 PM, Bob Cannistraro wrote:
> Guys and Gals:
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> We are very close to releasing a new CD and it contains a lot of
> originals - what's the easiest and/or best way to "protect" the songs
> I've written?
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> Is doing a copyright the way to go or is there more to it? They are
> not "published" - do I need to do this?
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> Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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> Boulder Bob
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