copywrighting
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Posted on Aug 09, 2003 09:39 am
brock
Member Since: Jun 28, 2002
how can i get things copywrighted? since i'm a minor can i still do it? i'm 16 wouldn't be able to wait till 18..but thats probley not going to be problem
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olddogMember
Since: Jul 02, 2003
Aug 09, 2003 09:49 am A work is copyrighted the minute is fixed to a medium, for music this would be a recording. You don't have to do anything. However, should you ever wish to protect that copyright in the courts you must register the work with the US Copyright office.
In addition registering the work with the Copyright office gives you proof of when the work was created should you ever be sued for infringment. There are other methods for this such as the "Poor Mans copyright" of mailing the recording to yourself and never opening the package but to be 100% sure that it holds up in court you should register the work with Copyright Office as soon after creating the work as is practical.
Aug 09, 2003 10:00 am Quote:
A work is copyrighted the minute is fixed to a medium
Uuummmmm, where do you get that idea?
Go to the copyright office of the Library of Congress www.loc.gov/copyright/
Be aware only certain parts of songs are actually enforcable such as lyrics and melody, you cannot really enforce copyright over a chord progression...
olddogMember
Since: Jul 02, 2003
Aug 09, 2003 10:46 am From the Copyright FAQ. :)
"When is my work protected?
Your work is under copyright protection the moment it is created and fixed in a tangible form that it is perceptible either directly or with the aid of a machine or device."
Aug 09, 2003 10:50 am The practice of sending a copy of your own work to yourself is sometimes called a “poor man’s copyright.” There is no provision in the copyright law regarding any such type of protection, and it is not a substitute for registration.
Taken from the Library of Congress website.
Aug 09, 2003 11:24 am Yeah, I've read that too, olddog. It's copyrighte as soon as you make it. It just won't hold up in court. Kind of worthless, huh?
Aug 09, 2003 01:18 pm personally i dont see the need to attain copyrights. i've seen people become sort of paranoid by the idea that their ideas are not safe, or are about to be stolen. the way i see it, though, you'd have to be pretty unlucky to have a song stolen from you AND become a hit in the hands of the thief. plus dont most people want to be original? copyrighting is far too much of a hassle for me.
Aug 09, 2003 01:25 pm Ya, I am with Porpoise, that would never hold up in court...not a chance, especially on a medium that has no date encoded or anything else. It'd never work.
Vanilla Ice's Ice Ice Baby pretty much proved that ever with copyrights you can get ripped off...
MinkusMazBane of All ExistenceMember
Since: Mar 27, 2003
Aug 09, 2003 05:08 pm on a tangent---
i saw this interview of vanilla ice on VH1 or something where he was talking about how ice ice baby's bassline either has or does not have the upbeat just before the downbeat (the last 8th note in the measure), which is "different" from queen's version.
Aug 10, 2003 07:52 am Actually, I believe it was David Bowie that he was ripping of, not Queen (but I may be wrong) and yes, I saw that some interview...sounded like a load of crap to me, cuz in my mind it was still an intellectual hijacking :-)
brockMember
Since: Jun 28, 2002
Aug 10, 2003 08:05 pm yep it was david bowie, and that is a load of crap thats like adding a conecting words into lyrics and getting away with it, wow i remember seeing that interview like 5 years ago. it was on behind the music or whatever that shows called
