Additionally, without a contract between the orignal author and contributing author (in our case, other posters), the co-writing/ownership rights can get allocated 50/50 !!!!! - regardless of who wrote what portion. My suspicion is that with the right set of lawyers, just about anything could happen.
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I think I know a way around this, but we'd need to get the Webmaster here involved...
Basicly it could work like this (A lot of work, but might be worth it for all of us to REALLY contribute to one another's work FREE -- at least that's what I thought this was all about??)
(1) Set up a new Forum strictly dedicated colaboration for song writers & lyrics
(2) Make a LEGAL electronic signature system... (like on ANY site where you have to sign up for something... "By clicking here you agree to..." etc...)
(3) to keep it completely legal, require (secured) credit card info... no actual charge, just verification of age.
(4) The webmaster of course would have a disclaimer absolving himself of someone using mom or dad's credit card (heh
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(5) To make it work right, the person who starts the thread "owns" the final product and is free to copyright it at his/her leisure.
(6) We'd REALLY need to think this through in such a way as to completely protect the individual seeking help.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'd be more than happy to throw out a few good lines under those circumstances... I don't need cash or my name on the CD... it'd be cool to one day hear a song hit it big and know (even if I'm the only one) that
I was the one who solved the problem with that weird rhyme in the chorus.
This kind of project might require a Music Business Lawyer... if so, I'd be willing to pitch in a few bucks to pay him to write up the Electronic "Agreement".... What do you all think?
(Maybe someone should start a new thread and set it up as a vote thing??)
- Tanlith -