Best resources for learning copyright law for composers?
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jneebz
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I found this video series to be invaluable:
MeloKeyz
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I can recommend Dan Graham articles for publishing, royalties and music library. They are 4 part. The link below is part 1 but scroll down to the end of the page to find the links to the other parts.
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About copyright, you can simply register your music to the US copyright office for a fee. Albums are recommended for lower fees. Anyways, why are you so concerned about copyrighting? By law, tracks are copyrighted automatically the time they are created so they're yours. Just make sure to avoid publishing them on your YT channel by yourself or anywhere else until they get licensed.
All About Library Music: Part 1
Production music is rarely glamorous, but it can be very lucrative. In the first of a major new series, we explain how to get your foot in the door.
About copyright, you can simply register your music to the US copyright office for a fee. Albums are recommended for lower fees. Anyways, why are you so concerned about copyrighting? By law, tracks are copyrighted automatically the time they are created so they're yours. Just make sure to avoid publishing them on your YT channel by yourself or anywhere else until they get licensed.
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FuzyDunlop
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Thanks, I've read that before and it's very useful.I can recommend Dan Graham articles for publishing, royalties and music library. They are 4 part. The link below is part 1 but scroll down to the end of the page to find the links to the other parts.
All About Library Music: Part 1
Production music is rarely glamorous, but it can be very lucrative. In the first of a major new series, we explain how to get your foot in the door.
I'm not concerned about copyrighting, I'm concerned about learning about copyright law.
What do you mean by this?
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FuzyDunlop
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I'll check those outs, thanks!I found this video series to be invaluable:
Kyle Preston
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Depending on how deep you want to dive down the rabbit hole, The Plain & Simple Guide To Music Publishing is pretty thorough with copyright info.
As is Donald Passman’s book
As is Donald Passman’s book
MeloKeyz
Yes, I AM A HUGE Procrastinator!!
I mean if you have tracks that you're worried to be stolen compositionally, don't publish them anywhere unless they're licensed by a publisher. When you asked the forum about books to learn more about copyright law, anyone on earth can assume that you wanna learn it to protect your stuff, not for the beauty of it. And yet, you're saying that you're not concerned about copyrighting but you're concerned about learning copyright law, sounds a bit contradiction to me.
It's like saying: "I am not concerned about math, I am concerned about learning addition and subtraction"
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FuzyDunlop
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Well, I don't, and the other repliers to this thread have given me recommendations that are actually what I'm looking for.
A better analogy would be me asking for books about mathematics and you replying "why do you want to do your taxes yourself? just use turbotax"
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FuzyDunlop
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This seems to be exactly what I'm looking for, thanks!Depending on how deep you want to dive down the rabbit hole, The Plain & Simple Guide To Music Publishing is pretty thorough with copyright info.
As is Donald Passman’s book
MeloKeyz
Yes, I AM A HUGE Procrastinator!!
@FuzyDunlop Whateva! I tried to help
