Copyright Fee's

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some people prefer to send themselves the original copy of the project, certified mail, without opening it, and it be automatically copywritten. Whole lot cheaper
 
Mindset said:
some people prefer to send themselves the original copy of the project, certified mail, without opening it, and it be automatically copywritten. Whole lot cheaper
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NO! That's a myth, and does not guarantee protection.

Technically, as soon as you commit something original to tape/hard drive/CD, you own the copyright. Registering with the copyright office gives you legal protection.
 
well technically it's not all myth, yes it's best to just pay and sent it through the government. Thats what I usually do anyways. So your right for the most part...
 
Mindset said:
well technically it's not all myth, yes it's best to just pay and sent it through the government. Thats what I usually do anyways. So your right for the most part...
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Believe what you like, dude. :rolleyes: I've worked at a record company for the last five years, and one of my best friends there is in charge of licensing and royalties. I know what I'm talking about.
 
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I know that's a myth..."poor man's copyright" I believe. I know someone who got a whole song jacked. Another local guy back in Texas stole his original beat and the lyrics and redid the song. The other guy did an official copyright with the government while my friend did the poor man's....Let's just say he'll never do the poor man method again.
 
I almost did a poor mans copyright. I'm glad i read up about it on the internet before i did it. That was back in '04.
 
shit dawg, now I can sample parts of your joynts and and make my new song bumpin'!
 
Always pay to register if your gonna be putting your music out for people to hear, even if your not serious about it you might get your song jacked as stated above. Imagine, just BSing around making a few songs and hearing it a month later on the radio in heavy rotation, that'll prove your product is marketable but it's no longer yours. The worst part is no one knows it's your work, and 99% of people will doubt you when you make an argument saying it is.
Most of us who can afford to get the gear we have can afford to copyright our material. I never really thought there was much truth to the poor mans copyright just because I am sure there's so many loopholes. Just my opinion. Good post Bknot1.
 
didnt it use to be just $30 for music?
Theres so many fees I dont understand it.
 
can someone explain the process of gettin stuff copyrighten cause me and one of my friends been lookin into getting our stuff copyrighten........
 
Mindset said:
some people prefer to send themselves the original copy of the project, certified mail, without opening it, and it be automatically copywritten. Whole lot cheaper
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So... If I send myself a bunch of empty envelopes, to get the postmark date on them, I can then put whatever I want into the envelopes in a year or so and THEN seal them... Makes it look like I sent the contents at an earlier date... That's only one of the reasons why the 'Poor Man's Cpyright' won't hold any legal water... Not to mention, per the US Gov copyright laws, if you haven't registered your copyright through the copyright office you can't file an infringement claim:

www.copyright.gov said:
Before an infringement suit may be filed in court, registration is necessary for works of U. S. origin.
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So... If you haven't registered, you're not even going to get to court...

:)
 
BentRabbit said:
So... If I send myself a bunch of empty envelopes, to get the postmark date on them, I can then put whatever I want into the envelopes in a year or so and THEN seal them... Makes it look like I sent the contents at an earlier date... That's only one of the reasons why the 'Poor Man's Cpyright' won't hold any legal water... Not to mention, per the US Gov copyright laws, if you haven't registered your copyright through the copyright office you can't file an infringement claim:



So... If you haven't registered, you're not even going to get to court...

:)
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lol... I consider myself creative and never thought of that.
 
how much is it to have your stuff copyrighted and is that per track or is it like as many tracks as you can fit onto a CD?
 
This is one thing I've never understood... plus it takes so friggin long to get your paperwork back. I've sent off a cd with a couple of songs on it then waited and waited and waited still no word back.

Just recently I had a class on this very subject and the teach straight out said it's better to copyright one song at a time. 30 bucks for every song i record but it's gonna take 6 months for the paperwork to get back to you.

I mean isn't there an easier way. Shit why can't I just walk in a courthouse or something stand in a line and say hey I need a copyright on this? I would glady pay for that convenience.
 
Willz you will be right behind me :D

oh wait,i havent made any songs since last year :mad:
 
Oh i'm sorry, i didn't know I said that it's the best way to go & everyone should do it :rolleyes: I'm so stupid I needed people to explain to me that the poor man's copyright isn't a good thing to do.... :rolleyes: oh and did I say I do it myself??
 
Fyre said:
how much is it to have your stuff copyrighted and is that per track or is it like as many tracks as you can fit onto a CD?
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if you want to have a better record of your copyrighted tracks its best to do 1 at a time..but at 30 or 45$ a pop that adds ups..

you can copyright your work as a collection and put as many tracks as you can on the collection for a fee of $30 or $45 when ever you do it..

just remeber what tracks you put on each CD so if you feel someone has copied you work you can tell them

its on this copyright Reg #
Track # whateva

and this will help you in a lawsuit..

do just say its on this collection..because they will not go and listen to the whole collection
 
bigwillz24 said:
why can't I just walk in a courthouse or something stand in a line and say hey I need a copyright on this? I would glady pay for that convenience.
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If you were in Dc/Md/Va area you could..
 
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