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Posted by Waxen on Jul-13-2004 18:30:

Copyrighting music in Canada

Hey guys, long time no see.

I want to learn about copyrighting music in Canada but didn't know who to ask. I've tried looking it up on the web but it takes me to all these sites that really don't tell you anything.
Do I have to go to a laywer? Or are there forms I can get from the net? Also, if I write a song, but a producer does the music for it.. who should the copyright be under? Are these stupid questions
bla bla bla
Reply if you have any valuable information for me.
Thanks!

-Sarah

Posted by Cal on Jul-13-2004 20:47:

As far as I know, its not like patenting something, you dont register it or do any forms. Once you write it, be it a book, a painting, a song, a poem, anything, its your property under the law, and nobody can touch it.

If you are planning on selling your shit to someone yeah theres contracts and lawers involved. But to just HAVE it you dont need to do shit.

Posted by mr. poopyhead on Jul-13-2004 21:05:

http://www.socan.ca/jsp/en/resources/copyright_law.jsp

basically, once you create something, you own the copyright... registering the copyright just makes it easier to prove it's your's if someone steals it...

Posted by rabbitjoker on Jul-14-2004 02:11:

SOCAN

http://www.socan.ca/

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada

Posted by Fir3start3r on Jul-14-2004 03:09:

Hey Waxen,

Yes!
Long time no see
Hope everyone is happy and healthly over there

I may be able to help you out; there's a guy at work who deals with sound royalties and stuff.
He seems to know quite a bit about the music industry; I'll see what I can find out for yea.

Posted by Fir3start3r on Jul-16-2004 13:57:

Hey Waxen,
I talked to our guy here today and this is what I found.
In Canada, once you have written the song, it's technically copywritten right there and then.
He suggested that if you're worried about someone 'stealing' your song, then just send yourself a register piece of mail with your song in it. The thought here being that it gets date stamped.

As far as 'registering' your song for royalties that's where SOCAN and CMRRA (an association that collects royalties on mechanics like CD's and stuff) would come in to make sure that the artist does get their money...
See link: http://cpcc.ca/english/infoCopyHolders.htm#mechanics

Cheers,

Jeff

Posted by DJ_Ampz on Jul-16-2004 13:59:

The other Trick is to send a copy of the song to youself via registered mail and dont open it. That way you have proof that its yours as of the time your mailing it.

Ampz

ps. SOCAN is good too. I joined few years back. No fees

Posted by ShadoWolf on Jul-16-2004 14:19:

Expression is protected, not the underlying idea.

Posted by Fir3start3r on Jul-16-2004 14:32:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ_Ampz
The other Trick is to send a copy of the song to youself via registered mail and dont open it. That way you have proof that its yours as of the time your mailing it.

Ampz

Yea wingnut ....I said that lol!

Posted by DJ_Ampz on Jul-16-2004 14:54:

^ I was typing it as you were so.......You coppied me before i knew it.

That and noone reads your reply's. Jokes

Ampz

Posted by disko-kandi on Jul-17-2004 16:27:

http://www.ivibes.nu/index.php?article=2558

Posted by Waxen on Jul-19-2004 20:09:

Thank you very much!

Posted by Wurm on Jul-20-2004 13:14:

Information wants to be free!

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