Free Copyrights?
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Posted on Dec 31, 2009 03:24 am
Fragile
Member Since: Sep 30, 2009
Anyone know of any free ways to copyright your music? Just on the off chance that i ever wrote an incredible song some day, recorded it, and some loser stole my work. Better safe than sorry eh?
I don't know a thing about legal mumbo jumbo. So i'd like something simple. I'm hoping there's just some free website out there i could simply upload my music on and presto, its legal.
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cruxTypo SzarMember
Since: Jul 04, 2002
Dec 31, 2009 04:42 am I dont know about where u r, but reviewing the laws here in Thailand i found that if u produce an original work it is automatically urs, that doesnt not however include the rights to ur recording, basicaly only the song and lyrics and such r urs and i do believe this exists around the world as a common practice
the clincher is this, by law the second u create something u own the copyrights to it and thus can control how and where its used. The reason ppl register for copyrights is not actually to achieve them, but it is to "prove" they owned them. The registration of copyright for intellectual material basically is just a documentation of ur creation, it validates the rights u already have.
if u create something and smoone steals it, u can challenge them in court and u will then present evidence that proves u were the original creator of said piece, having a regisetered copyright just gives u a very easy and efficient way to prove that in court
Dec 31, 2009 02:10 pm it's yours upon recording...there is always people promoting or refuting the usefullness of the poor man's "mail it to yourself" method, but I know it's held up in court for more than one person.
Send a CD of the recording to yourself via registered mail (not free, admittedly) and don't open the package, and put it in your safe.
Quincysanhttp://www.unitedmusicians.infoContributor
Since: Nov 11, 2007
Dec 31, 2009 02:16 pm If you get to the point where you are publishing or otherwise releasing material for profitable gain...consider www.creativecommons.org.
Just be aware that the legality of those documents cater to musicians such as myself who believe that millions of people downloading music on P2P networks can't be wrong. You'll protect yourself from people profiting off your music in commercial efforts; but you won't stop people from distributing copies of your material...well...you CAN if you really want to...but that's kind of the point of the creative commons initiative, free to listen to...costs to use otherwise.
