Music copyright law (General).

My original songs are on a new CD. What documentation is required along with SR copyright form to U.S. Copyright office?
by GibsonGuy on October 3rd, 2011 | no answers | in Music copyright law (General)

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Are there any popular songs that I can cover as a hidden track on my album (that will be sold)? This is a copyright law-related question.
by xSarahBrooksx on September 19th, 2011 | 1 person likes this | one answer | in Music copyright law (General)

What is authorized?
by PL is on vacation right now on August 5th, 2011 | no answers | in Music copyright law (General)

Can I legally broadcast any music for up to 20 seconds?
by skaizun on May 15th, 2011 | no answers | in Music copyright law (General)

How would the strategy of everyone giving their idea's out freely as soon as they get them play out?
by pearloaf is not yelling and dreams of bal on February 27th, 2011 | no answers | in Music copyright law (General)

I want to obtain a license for selling others music online and if it makes a difference I'm in New Zealand. What do i do?
by Frosty toast on February 13th, 2011 | no answers | in Music copyright law (General)

If I e-filed for copyright on a bunch of songs, do I (still) have to send in a hard copy of the songs to the copyright office to claim?
by xtreemmak on February 3rd, 2011 | 3 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

If I file copyright on a bunch of songs instead of the album, is the album that those copyrighted songs belong to also copyrighted?
by xtreemmak on February 3rd, 2011 | 3 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

Do I need to pay royalties to perform one song live?
by ncstorrs on January 14th, 2011 | 3 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

If I wanted to use a song in my podcast, how could I go about getting the rights to do that legitimately?
by Isaac on December 23rd, 2010 | one answer | in Music copyright law (General)

How come it is illegal to copy a DVD movie, but its legal to copy a Music CD?
by AudioDruid888 on December 6th, 2010 | 1 person likes this | 5 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

KISS frontman on P2P file sharing: "Sue everybody. Take their homes, their cars." Do you agree?
by Wynper on October 7th, 2010 | 2 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

How much is a copyright infringement on a single song?
by Woah! This Jew's bored!! on September 24th, 2010 | 1 person likes this | 2 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

Legal Ipod Music Download sites?
by CaitlinJCope88473 on July 29th, 2010 | 2 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

Three sand pill on my left and two sand pill on my right if you add that both howmany sandpills will be there?
by Swasey444x on July 18th, 2010 | no answers | in Music copyright law (General)

Does it create confusion for ASCAP or BMI if two different songwriters have the exact same name?
by Hazeltinenutbag on May 20th, 2010 | no answers | in Music copyright law (General)

Is there a certain amount of seconds on a song i can legally use without penalty.
by Bucket1 on May 19th, 2010 | 4 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

I am in a band and I will be getting a copyright on our 13 song album, how long will this process take?
by spencerwincer181 on May 3rd, 2010 | one answer | in Music copyright law (General)

Is playing copyrighted music backwards in a film breaking copyright laws?
by Isaac on March 22nd, 2010 | 3 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

How do I get paid for a recovered art work?I did it in 1979 it was stolen. pch,org is selling my art.Head of christ by Richard Hook
by RickyJLaRue on February 17th, 2010 | no answers | in Music copyright law (General)

temporary emails. i need one i can have then get the site to forget it so i can make a difrent one. no time limit. or settable time limit.
by kookookewl on December 17th, 2009 | one answer | in Music copyright law (General)

Big music companies are being sued for copyright infringement of over 300k songs 1980s to now. Plaintiffs are asking for the $20k per song that the music industry demanded of 'internet pirates'. Totaling $60 Billion. Payback, justice or something else?
by Wynper on December 8th, 2009 | one answer | in Music copyright law (General)

Do you know if copyright apply on Classical Music (from before 1820)?
by Durden on December 3rd, 2009 | one answer | in Music copyright law (General)

If you own music on a a cassette, is it legal to copy the same music from a friend's CD. You have already paid for the right to own the music.
by Michael on November 22nd, 2009 | 3 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

I want one of my works patent/copyright. i'm starting from stratch. peice of paper and recorder. music. need professional advice, inspiring musician. please respond with experience. i guess now my question is can you help me?
by Mikey Phang on November 20th, 2009 | one answer | in Music copyright law (General)

Would it be illegal to make a digital copy of legally owned audio (or video) tape for someone else? That is that person brings me a tape, I'll make a digital copy and they'll get the files on CD or DVD. I wouldn't keep the files afterwards.
by Blossom123 on October 21st, 2009 | 2 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

Who was the first artist to show instrument destruction live and when and where?
by guitar_player_92 on October 1st, 2009 | one answer | in Music copyright law (General)

I purchased a Photoshop tutorial book that comes with copyrighted photos to practice on. Is it legal for me display those photos during webinars I host with club members? Can I email them the photos? And can I record webinars? No money is collected.
by buckobro on September 23rd, 2009 | one answer | in Music copyright law (General)

How long does it take for a copyright for music to be lifted? I was thinking 20-50 years.
by Chemgeek77 on September 16th, 2009 | 2 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

What does it mean to "watermark" a song or voice over? Does it mean to say "this song is copyrighted by so and so?" I'm not sure I understand. Thanks
by Curious on September 12th, 2009 | one answer | in Music copyright law (General)

Right now i have a few original songs that i would like to put up online (myspace), but im a little worried that someone could easily take it for themselves and take all the credit for it do i own the copyrights to the songs the moment i put them online?
by Anonymous on August 27th, 2009 | 2 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

Spotify's great, but why not have a player only for music released under the creative commons act, with no ads at all? Does anyone know of something like this? Would you be interested in it?
by The Music Roob Ninja on August 21st, 2009 | no answers | in Music copyright law (General)

Is it legal to download songs that you already own, so you don’t have to bother ripping/recording them?
by the Otter on July 21st, 2009 | 5 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

Are the sentences too harsh, too light or right for music copyright offences?
by keithold is a prodigal bagger on July 15th, 2009 | 2 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

Do I need to pay royalties to a band if I want to use their song in a video clip for the internet for my company? I am interning, so could that be considered for educational purposes?
by Jon Duffy on June 29th, 2009 | 3 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

I have written 3 gospel songs what is the steps to getting them copywritten to protect my songs from people?
by Anonymous on June 24th, 2009 | 3 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

Is it wrong to check out a CD, of 30 year old music, from the library and copy it?
by Nice Guy In Bay Area on June 20th, 2009 | one answer | in Music copyright law (General)

What do you think about this? (see link)
by Fiddle Playing Creole Bastard on June 20th, 2009 | 2 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

Do you feel guilty when downloading illegal music?
by lovegermany1 on June 16th, 2009 | 3 answers | in Music copyright law (General)

What are your views on downloading music for 100% free? Should it be legal?
by Goulash on May 15th, 2009 | one answer | in Music copyright law (General)