16 Replies to “September 19 (Part II)”

  2. Devising a logo or design for your business/organization can be a creatively fun project, so make sure you secure it via trademarking. It’s a little pricey, but it’s worth investing in the beginning and continuing to use it while your business is starting up.

    Entertainment attorney Gordon Firemark explains why one should secure a trademark professionally:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmN5-XQSH6A

  3. All the information presented was really helpful. Now I know where to go and what to do if I ever want to properly start a band/music project. Though it seems a like chore, filing any trademarks and copyright information with the government is crucial to protecting your newborn intellectual properties. It’s good to do so as soon as possible. For more info on what to do legally when starting a band, here’s this: http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/musician-tips/protecting-music-copyright-trademark/

  5. This article was very organized and provided a simpler version of the content in the “Medium” article. It is helpful to see each section such as performing rights, trademarks, copyrights, and licensing, and then to see the websites/phone numbers that go with those topics. This article from Entrepreneur provides an organized structure for how small businesses and retailers can obtain licenses and what they need to know about music licensing.

    https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/226049#

  8. I love how this article took copyrights and broke them down step by step. I feel like as an artist I should know the proper steps in order to be able to properly secure my works! Any artist of any kind should be aware of security for their creations. Here a link to insure that.

    https://songregistration.com/mobile/index.html

  9. This article was super helpful, specifically because i’ve been thinking about dabbling into music on my YouTube channel. I feel like smaller artists get hurt the most if they don’t have a grasp on how copyrights work to protect their creations. I did some research and found out that YouTube does a really good and easy job to find those who are using content without copyright.

    https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/copyright/#support-and-troubleshooting

  10. This seemed too jammed packed and a bit confusing. It seems like I may be the only one, but I felt like this article gave a lot of information and little explanation. Maybe because there is so much information and all jam packed together that I got overwhelmed? Here is a website that actually helped me clear up some of my confusion. I like how it was written for dummies like me.
    http://www.tunecore.com/guides/sixrights/

  12. By reading this, I understand that there is also a thorough process for obtaining copyrights. Registering does require a fee, and I can see how there may be an inclination toward the “Poor Man’s Copyright”. Although it is a good means of documentation, there really is no substitute for officially registering. You can read more about this below.

    http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/history_of_innovation/2014/05/poor_man_s_copyright_mailing_something_to_yourself_doesn_t_work.html

  14. As a “beat maker” and songwriter, I’ve navigated the copyright office website a few times within the ten years I’ve been writing and recording music. I will admit the information is pretty jam-packed as a few of my classmates have stated. Although, once you complete the registration once, it becomes much easier. I remember when I originally signed up for ASCAP back in 2007 or so, it was SO overwhelming.

    I’m a little disappointed the filing fee continues to increase. Even still, you are able to file several works under a single fee and registration!

    This short page shows the cost back in 2006 and mentions info on the price from 1999.

    https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0609/regfee.html

  15. Copyright and licensing is all such a bizarre topic to me in that, it is so developed only because of all the problems we’ve run into!! I like to think about any new laws we may add as the years go on and the music industry grows.

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