copyright - all you need to know

[whomper]

copyright

you need a lawyer for anything that involves the law

any answer you get on a music forum is sure to be wrong in some way if not the whole answer

see a lawyer before you have problems
not afterwards

get it all in writing
before you write/play note # the first

too cheap to get a lawyer
at least get everyone to agree in writing and sign it
but expect lots of legal hassles later because of mistakes in your agreement -- if you make money -- fat chance --
so sleep tight anyway

not worth the money for a lawyer --
everybody just agree that they all get equal rights to anything the group does and put that in writing and sign it

like to gamble
buy a lottery ticket

or
just be reasonable/sensible
you are not elvis or mikeyj - if they want the old stuff give it to them and go do something new - life is too short for such hassles - more so when you are talking chump change at best

[fortyseven]

speaking from a bad experience?

[whomper]

Originally Posted by fortyseven

speaking from a bad experience?

speaking from good experience

4 and oh in copyright cases
but I plan ahead

and get things in writing
and have a lawyer check the contract

[Geissler]

Whomper, you're not Nietzsche or Heraclitus - please lay off the aphorisms and put a little more effort into expressing yourself clearly.

[whomper]

Originally Posted by Geissler

Whomper, you're not Nietzsche or Heraclitus - please lay off the aphorisms and put a little more effort into expressing yourself clearly.

swooosh!!!!!

no idea what you are talkign about!!!!!!

blame the messenger???????

i did study a book on c programming by e e cummings once

[Geissler]

Originally Posted by whomper

no idea what you are talkign about!!!!!!

I can assure you the feeling is mutual

[whomper]

Originally Posted by Geissler

I can assure you the feeling is mutual

wtf

i have no feelings for you at all

[porcubot]

... but this taught me little, if anything.

All I really got out of this was 'Get a lawyer to read the fine print,' which seems to me to be common sense...

[whomper]

Originally Posted by porcubot

... but this taught me little, if anything.

All I really got out of this was 'Get a lawyer to read the fine print,' which seems to me to be common sense...

looking at the questions that show up here a lot
common sense is in short supply

typically
we did this (typically collaboration w/ each doing something)
now we broke up
what are my rights - (i think i should own it all ....)

i think they are (and are wrong)
someone else says no they are (and they are wrong)
and for sure both sides lawyers will agree with them
while they suck all the money out of their wallets

[porcubot]

You didn't go about explaining getting a copyright for your music registered though, or intellectual property. I think these should be included in your explanation.