[Fmpro] the copyrighting process

[Les Hurdle]

This only works if you are not under WFH rules and do
in fact own the copyright...... if not, it will cause
great confusion and possibly, great aggro with the
copyright owner.

L 
--- JJB <onephatcat at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Thanks Jim!
> 
> Joel
> 
> 
> On Jan 20, 2007, at 9:23 PM, Jim Chase wrote:
> 
> > Joel,
> >
> > Copyright your complete work with the Library of
> Congress PA form.
> > Subsequent copyrights may be purchased for ongoing
> works.  The cost is
> > cheap, compared to being the only one left
> standing when the music
> > ends.  The LOC PA form is intended to copyright
> major original works,
> > rather than up-to-the-minute changes "every time
> you hit save in your
> > sequencer and ship off a cd to the filmmaker."
> >
> > In addition the copyright, your Performance
> Royalty Organization  
> > (ASCAP,
> > BMI, or whatever) should be notified with a Cue
> Sheet informing  
> > them of
> > details your work, which may be updated by you as
> often as is
> > necessary.  This is a separate procedure from the
> Copyright form
> > submission.  Copyright is to notify the Library of
> Congress, while Cue
> > Sheets are to notify your chosen PRO to track
> performances of your  
> > music.
> >
> > Submit the Cue Sheets to your PRO yourself, rather
> than relying on the
> > producer to submit them.   Redundancy and accuracy
> are a plus!   
> > There is
> > a trade-off somewhere when you find yourself
> spending more time
> > submitting Cue Sheets, rather than composing
> music.
> >
> > An example of a standard Cue Sheet that can be
> submitted to your  
> > chosen
> > PRO is provided here:
> > http://www.billyhalemusic.com/sample_cue_sheet.jpg
> >
> > Or you can probably find an example in the FORMS
> section of your PRO
> > homepage.
> > You can lose the data-base grid, but all your
> relevant info should  
> > be there.
> >
> > Submit the Cue Sheet to your PRO by registered
> return receipt mail  
> > (NOT
> > email!), keeping a copy for yourself.  The sooner
> you mail = better  
> > for you.
> >
> > Jim Chase
> >
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