| copywriting songs for cd .... [message #82580] |
Tue, 03 April 2007 19:45  |
Mic Cross
Messages: 30
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A friend is asking:
"If I copyright a CD of 13 songs of mine, do I use form SR or PA? I've been
reading both and both sound right but I can't make sense of it."
TIA,
Regards,
Mic.
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| Re: copywriting songs for cd .... [message #82581 is a reply to message #82580] |
Tue, 03 April 2007 20:38  |
Dedric Terry
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Form SR copyrights the recording itself. To copyright the individual songs,
use PA. You can do both - that's what the language in the SR instructions
is referring to, not that it replaces PA.
Technically a song is copyrighted when written, but for legal safekeeping,
filing the forms is the safest way to go.
You can use form PA to copyright a collection of songs, listing the
collection title and each song title in the collection. Technically that
isn't the same as copyrighting each individual song, but I believe (though
can't guarantee), it may serve the same purpose. A lawyer would be best for
that determination.
Regards,
Dedric
On 4/3/07 8:45 PM, in article 46131161$1@linux, "Mic Cross"
<crzymnmchl@comcast.net> wrote:
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> A friend is asking:
>
> "If I copyright a CD of 13 songs of mine, do I use form SR or PA? I've been
> reading both and both sound right but I can't make sense of it."
>
> TIA,
>
> Regards,
>
> Mic.
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| Re: copywriting songs for cd .... [message #82583 is a reply to message #82581] |
Tue, 03 April 2007 23:50 |
Mic Cross
Messages: 30
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Thanks Dedric!
Dedric Terry <dterry@keyofd.net> wrote:
>Form SR copyrights the recording itself. To copyright the individual songs,
>use PA. You can do both - that's what the language in the SR instructions
>is referring to, not that it replaces PA.
>
>Technically a song is copyrighted when written, but for legal safekeeping,
>filing the forms is the safest way to go.
>
>You can use form PA to copyright a collection of songs, listing the
>collection title and each song title in the collection. Technically that
>isn't the same as copyrighting each individual song, but I believe (though
>can't guarantee), it may serve the same purpose. A lawyer would be best
for
>that determination.
>
>Regards,
>Dedric
>
>On 4/3/07 8:45 PM, in article 46131161$1@linux, "Mic Cross"
><crzymnmchl@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> A friend is asking:
>>
>> "If I copyright a CD of 13 songs of mine, do I use form SR or PA? I've
been
>> reading both and both sound right but I can't make sense of it."
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mic.
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| Re: copywriting songs for cd .... [message #82592 is a reply to message #82583] |
Wed, 04 April 2007 06:40 |
Neil
Messages: 1645
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Or you can just use form SR, wait for somebody to steal one of
your songs & make it a big hit, then copyright that song on
form PA, and sue the person who stole your song, using your
returned form SR date & a copy of the CD as evidence that the
song is yours.
:D
"Mic Cross" <crzymnmchl@comcast.net> wrote:
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>Thanks Dedric!
>
>Dedric Terry <dterry@keyofd.net> wrote:
>>Form SR copyrights the recording itself. To copyright the individual songs,
>>use PA. You can do both - that's what the language in the SR instructions
>>is referring to, not that it replaces PA.
>>
>>Technically a song is copyrighted when written, but for legal safekeeping,
>>filing the forms is the safest way to go.
>>
>>You can use form PA to copyright a collection of songs, listing the
>>collection title and each song title in the collection. Technically that
>>isn't the same as copyrighting each individual song, but I believe (though
>>can't guarantee), it may serve the same purpose. A lawyer would be best
>for
>>that determination.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Dedric
>>
>>On 4/3/07 8:45 PM, in article 46131161$1@linux, "Mic Cross"
>><crzymnmchl@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> A friend is asking:
>>>
>>> "If I copyright a CD of 13 songs of mine, do I use form SR or PA? I've
>been
>>> reading both and both sound right but I can't make sense of it."
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Mic.
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