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| G-Con |
I did a search for this but couldn't find anything though I'm sure its been posted before.
I getting closer to the stage where I think it's worth me sending my tracks off to labels and see what happens. Before I do this I obviously need to copyright my work.
I did a search on google and found a website where you can register your work with them and they claim this is the best way to protect your work, should an infringement occur. They charge £35 for 5 years (seemed a bit steep to me).
They do give information on what you should write on your work (cd, book etc) to show it is yours, but say that registering should be done aswell.
Does anyone have any knowledge of copyrighting. Is registering your work necessary or just a money making ploy by companies such as this one?
Below is a link to the website page with the information on what you should write on your cd incase some of you would like to know what to do.
http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/c...pyright_notices
Any advice would be welcome... |
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| StanVoid |
| i wouldn't worry about this, personally. As long as you send your stuff out to respectable labels, you can be pretty sure none of them will steal your music / musical ideas. If they like the track, they will tell you so and sign you. If not, it'll go to the bin. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| In the U.S., any work you make is copyrighted by default unless the creator (you) explicitly specifies otherwise. I am not sure how UK copyright works. |
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| flutlicht junky |
I believe it is similar | quote: | | Copyright is an automatic right and arises whenever an individual or company creates a work. To qualify, a work should be regarded as original, and exhibits a degree of labour, skill or judgement |
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But then as they say on the link provided "The most important factor in establishing your claim in any dispute is having verifiable proof of date and content for your work."
How this is done can vary but sending yourself a recorded delivery item and not opening it is not one of them.:thepirate
The service could be good, it depends on how good you think your song is and how reguarly you will be be sending work out.
FJ |
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| thoughtlessjex |
| Oftentimes the best proof of establishing proof of copyright is to register it. In the US, you do this with the Library of Congress, but I don't know what the UK does. This costs money, though, so you may want to find other means. |
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| richg101 |
| send it to yourself via recorded delivery. (so it has to be signed for) and keep it unopened. if someone says they made it then you can stand up in court and show a unopned parcel with a date on it. they open it up and play whats inside. and you win the case.. |
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| CReddick |
| quote: | Originally posted by thoughtlessjex
Oftentimes the best proof of establishing proof of copyright is to register it. In the US, you do this with the Library of Congress, but I don't know what the UK does. This costs money, though, so you may want to find other means. |
The 'other means' aren't always admissible in court. thus, waste - o - time. I say if you're serious about it.. and you think someone might heist your track, register it with your government and pay the fee. |
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| Freak |
send a copy to yourself via SPECIAL delivery (not recorded).
Leave it sealed.
If you are doing a lot of tracks, then do it once a month in bulk and make a note of what is in what. |
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| RichieV |
| that wouldn't hold up in court. |
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| CReddick |
| quote: | Originally posted by RichieV
that wouldn't hold up in court. |
+1 |
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| kitphillips |
| quote: | Originally posted by StanVoid
i wouldn't worry about this, personally. As long as you send your stuff out to respectable labels, you can be pretty sure none of them will steal your music / musical ideas. If they like the track, they will tell you so and sign you. If not, it'll go to the bin. |
I would worry about this. I have heard of people who sent their demo's to labels (like big labels, the ones you actually see in the top 50 or whatever) and then strangely their melody or whatever has been released a few months later with a different name ON THE SAME LABEL. IT HAPPENS.
RE the postal method standing up in court: In a copyright case you must prove 2 things
1/ that the works are yours
2/ that the infringing party actually heard your work and deliberately copied it
you can use the postal method to prove the first. it will stand up in court, esp. in countries where there is no registration method (like the UK for example)
to prove the second part, you must keep records of who has teh track, who's heard it etc.
Then you should be safe, hopefully. |
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| Storyteller |
| quote: | Originally posted by RichieV
that wouldn't hold up in court. |
All this yes/no nonsense:(. Is there anybody who could refer to any copyrights case where it did/didn't work? Preferably a website of some sort... Or a copyright experienced lawyer, that would be even better :).
I'm sure it's possible in NL, however you have to send the package to the Tax office. They register it and it will officially be marked by date and put in a file. :) |
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