A few months before my father-in-law passed away he taught me a few bars of a very pretty song he had been writing on his guitar. After he died, I added a few more bars of music in order to complete it, and then I recorded the finished work as an instrumental. (I believe he had been working on lyrics, but there's no record of them.)
Now I'd like to present his widow with a copy of the piece, and I'd like to copywrite it in either his or her name. Is that possible? Does anyone know if one person can register a copyright for someone else? And if so, can you do it even if the original composer is dead? Could his widow register the copyright if I gave her the form?
Now I'd like to present his widow with a copy of the piece, and I'd like to copywrite it in either his or her name. Is that possible? Does anyone know if one person can register a copyright for someone else? And if so, can you do it even if the original composer is dead? Could his widow register the copyright if I gave her the form?