d halfnote Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 The Dealio: In the past, working with a partner, we composed numerous songs. Most were either clearly created by one or the other. A few were very mixed. We're currently at odds (over completely separate, non-musical issues). My intent is to use some of those compositions for a project that would involve copyrighting them, assigning publishing, etc. Most are clearly my creations in terms of lyic, melody, etc., involving the former partner's chord progs &/or ideas for title, non-copyrightable things. However, I'd like to include him as co-author as a gesture of respect (& to avoid charges of rip off). I could just leave him out & be on solid legal ground as author. What's yer opinion on © &/or publishing material without someone's previous aggreement to be listed as co-writer ? d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 My opinion is that the first one to the copyright office wins on that one. I don't have a bit of an issue with claiming copyright on creative material when said material is lying dormant. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d halfnote Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 Thanks, G, but the questions not ownership or anything . All that's mine by usual standards. The trick here is [1] assigning authorship to someone who may disclaim it or2] consigning them to an royalty collection agreementw/out permission. d=halfnote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsaub Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Do what you want and worry about it later. No one complains about getting royalties. They complain about ownership. Then again, there is no problem until there are some royalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric VB Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Any follow up, d? While I respect the up-and-up approach, copyright doesn't mean a thing until money is involved. If you think money will be involved then maybe you can afford to consult an entertainment lawyer. He should be able to properly guide your decision to include (or not) your former partner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skipclone 1 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 d I was checking on another post and saw this. my question-if your ex-partner in crime disclaims authorship, so what? you give him credit and he doesn`t want it, if anything that seems to me a green light to go ahead with whatever you want, even if it`s not the way you wanted it. It could be the case that declining co-authorship freezes the whole show-that seems very unlikely but I don`t know the details. Failing that, you did due diligence-move on and work your plan. Same old surprises, brand new cliches- Skipsounds on Soundclick: www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandid=602491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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