Re: copyright my music

From: Ivan Hoffman <ivanlove[_at_]earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 05:41:26 -0700

On 4/19/99, Madeleine Fix <fix.3[_at_]osu.edu> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> Just literally copyright it yourself with the circle-c insignia.

Actually, the original question went far beyond the question of copyrighting music. It also seemed to ask about copyrighting a sound recording which is not protected by a c in a circle. Additionally, the question also asked about name protection, which is not the subject of copyright at all.

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http://home.earthlink.net/~ivanlove/ Received on Tue Apr 20 1999 - 12:41:49 GMT

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