Re: copyright my music

On Fri, 16 Apr 1999, Scott Juenger <masta18[_at_]yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I have a group and we are just about ready to record our professional
> demo tape. I was just wondering how and where could I get our lyrics,
> music, and group name all copyrighted so when we send our demo to
> numerous record labels, they can't steal our songs etc.
>
> If you could just give me a list, or the company with the most
> trusted and professional copyright services for musicians, I'd
> really appreciate it.

Dear Scott,

You've written the songs, they're now your copyright. You don't say where you're based, but in the UK all you need to do to prove that you wrote them first is to post a copy of the songs to yourself - whether a copy of the tape, or the songs written out with chord symbols etc., with your name on it - and don't open the envelope when it arrives. The post-mark is proof that you wrote those songs earlier than the post-mark date.

I'm sure someone with more authority can confirm this, and probably more eloquently. I'm not sure about the band name, perhaps someone else will tackle that one.

Kathy

Kathy Adamson
Acting Librarian
Royal Academy of Music
Marylebone Road
London NW1 5HT
k.adamson[_at_]ram.ac.uk
tel. + 44 171 873 7324
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web-site: http://www.ram.ac.uk/ Received on Tue Apr 20 1999 - 08:17:49 GMT