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Subject: music copyright - confused as fuck - still
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Original Message 1/13 01-Jan-98 @ 12:25 PM - music copyright - confused as fuck - still
So tell me now, one page says that posting material to yourself is not required, others say it is. Most dont even state in plain english how to register, and/or be legally 'protected'.
So is copyright followed through with an agency? Through a government body? Or through the mail man?
Thanks
Message 2/13 01-Jan-98 @ 12:28 PM - RE: music copyright - confused as fuck - still
Message 3/13 01-Jan-98 @ 07:46 PM - RE: music copyright - confused as fuck - still
BUT you have to be able to prove it, so mailing your work
to yourself may be smart... Here in Belgium there's a
company called "sabam" that deals with copyrights for you,
I guess there should be something similar whereveer you
live. Just check in the yellow pages under "copyrights"...
Message 4/13 03-Jan-98 @ 03:52 AM - RE: music copyright - confused as fuck - still
Message 5/13 04-Jan-98 @ 10:03 PM - RE: music copyright - confused as fuck - still
Message 6/13 05-Jan-98 @ 12:15 AM - RE: music copyright - confused as fuck - still
oh, and the US did all this in an effort to bring our standards up to those set in the Bern convention for all of Europe, so these standards are likely to be similar where ever you are.
Message 7/13 05-Jan-98 @ 12:39 PM - RE: music copyright - confused as fuck - still
Seriuosly though, I've never really looked into it. I guess as long as you can prove that you're the composer, then there shouldn't be a problem unless you're sampling a load of other peoples music or using someone elses melody.
Message 8/13 06-Jan-98 @ 04:08 PM - RE: music copyright - confused as fuck - still
As for the PRS, ASCAP (and others), they also collect royalties for radio airplay and stuff like that. I think they only cost a few quid to join, so it may be worth it if you're doing distribution.
later...
Message 9/13 02-Feb-98 @ 09:38 PM - RE: music copyright - confused as fuck - still
can I use them in a commercial track ? HOW?
where are they from? Why do they sound so different from anything I can do with a drum machine?
Message 10/13 03-Feb-98 @ 03:44 PM - RE: music copyright - confused as fuck - still
I don't think you could get sued for using them, because
in that case A LOT other junglists etc would been sued by now. This holds as long you doesn't use a really recognizable loop from a well-known song.
A way round this problem is to hire a drummer and get him to play similiar beats.. at least some people uses stand ins for voice parts- getting someone to sing/say the very same thing.. (wow! that rhymes!)
Message 11/13 03-Feb-98 @ 10:42 PM - RE: music copyright - confused as fuck - still
Another thing I dont understand about Sampling/copyright is -
on one hand we know that these days samplers are used on everything espesh Dance music. On the other hand we get told you cant sample any thing on a commercial track without permission - how does anything ever get released ??
Is this OK here or should I start another topic? (Ive only just got on the net after years with my old faithful atari)
Message 12/13 04-Feb-98 @ 11:28 AM - RE: music copyright - confused as fuck - still
And if you fuck up the sounds you've sampled no one should be able to tell where it comes from.
look at http://www.futurenet.com/musiciansnet/Hitech/default.html
for a short introduction to copyright.
Message 13/13 07-Feb-98 @ 12:18 PM - RE: music copyright - confused as fuck - still
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