Re: copyright my music

On Tue, 20 Apr 1999, Kathy Adamson <k.adamson[_at_]ram.ac.uk> 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.
>
> 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.

trade mark...

Rodney Bellamy-Wood
<rbw[_at_]musicsales.co.uk> Received on Tue Apr 20 1999 - 13:09:55 GMT