Copyrighting Your Music

[H20nly]

@h20 - what happened?

rollin with the gov site unless lookin into ethios4's BMI suggestion is a solution rather than an add on...

I'll post back when I've made a move. Trying to get my **quack** ducks in row...

[Tone Deft]

too late man, I'm already HUGE in Japan with your music.

[H20nly]

Its not because of you... i have something for you but the first thing you're gonna say is too muddy. Grrr.

[Tone Deft]

red rover red rover send that shit on over.

[H20nly]

Will do.

I'll take another stab at EQing when I roll home. Whats best format for you? Remember its recorded/mixed in 2 apps and Live isn't either of em

[H20nly]

^For the record; I still think Live is the coolest app I own though.

[Tone Deft]

let's give them a working over then. I like polishing other peoples' stuff, I get tired of hearing my own over and over.

mp3 is fine, at least 192.

[H20nly]

Bet. I'll have it to ya within a couple of hours. Your email address is pretty easy to remember

[leedsquietman]

Signing up with a royalty collector such as BMI, ASCAP, SOCAN (in Canada) etc. is a different situation to copyright - you can register songs with them in order to collect mechanical royalties, etc. and they have some good advice about legal stuff and publishers and copyright but they don't provide copyright for you or intervene in copyright issues.

[H20nly]

^ cool. very good to know... Thanks.

[ethios4]

The problem with ASCAP is in the way they calculate royalties. It is setup to only benefit the biggest artists. Basically they randomly poll 6 hours of any given medium and whoever is getting played during that time gets paid. With BMI and SESAC they they look at cue sheets and find out exactly who is getting played and how much. You stand a much better chance of getting paid with them than with ASCAP.

[SubFunk]

Burn It to CD. Mail it to yourself with date on it. Provable in court as well with original files if ever stolen.

i've read and heard about this but apparently it wouldn't hold up in court.

in europe it does, send it to yourself and store it.