| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 25.1 | A Copyright for each country ? | MUNSBE::BOSLEY | | Thu Mar 31 1988 09:37 | 8 |
| One of the replies I have just received from the States suggests
that copyright must be on a country to country basis. So if I plan
on going to the US, German or any other country I must obtain individual
copyright etc.
Any comments ?
Mark.
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| 25.2 | it's not difficult | MARVIN::MCLEAN | | Thu Mar 31 1988 16:53 | 13 |
| So far as I know if you write an original piece of music,
then you automatically have copyright on it - simply write
(c) 1988 <your name> on any music/tapes etc.
The only problem would be if someone ripped off your song
and you had to prove that you actually wrote it - and that you
wrote it first! So you need evidence of when it was written.
To do this you can write the music and lyric down on
paper and deposit it with a bank. Or you can post it to
yourself (the postmark becomes proof of when it was sent)
and then keep it safe (the envelope has to remain sealed
of course!).
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| 25.3 | | WARMTH::ENGINEERS | | Wed Apr 13 1988 17:46 | 3 |
| 25.2 is totally correct...you must have datestamped proof of when
the song was written...the two methods in .2 are good examples
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| 25.4 | Ne rip me off pas!! | SUBURB::BURKEG | Ovation axe man | Wed May 25 1988 11:38 | 5 |
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If you post it, send it recorded delivery to yourself and then the
GPO also has a record of the date sent etc (recommended by the
Songwriters Guild of GB)
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