> From: bob > Reply-To: audities@smoe.org > Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 04:43:10 -0400 > To: audities@smoe.org > Subject: Re: No need to register copyrights. > > There are only 5 octaves and 12 notes...amazing someone doesn't get "ripped > off" every 15 minutes. > You are bound to hear similar sounding songs to your own if you write enough > and listen to enough recorded music, but like I said...the chances of > someone ripping you off on pupose are tiny at best, the stuff of hoary > movies and Columbo scripts... > He's So Fine/My Sweet Lord: A rare instance of an Artist not realizing he'd > heard the tune before...how embarrassed do you think George was about that? > > bob > Bob, What if Harrison wrote/discovered the song as an original another song happened to be like that? There are only so many notes and patterns, as you say. Mike V. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Vancha" > To: > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 9:53 AM > Subject: No need to register copyrights. > > >> >> >>> From: bob >>> Reply-To: audities@smoe.org >>> Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 12:52:16 -0400 >>> To: audities@smoe.org >>> Subject: Re: Easiest way to copyright your music.. >>> >>> In forty plus years of being a published songwriter I have never known > of or >>> experienced another writer stealing a song. >>> Songwriters put a lot of work into what they do...the thought of > stealing >>> another person's work would rarely, if ever, occur to them. >>> How many times has that actually happened? Not many...it's usually news > when >>> it does, and hardly anyone suing ever wins the court case. >>> People that worry about being "ripped off", are either not songwriters, > or >>> have thought of stealing someone else's work themselves...otherwise, why >>> would they even think that someone else would do it to them? >>> >> >> Hey Bob, >> >> where did that fallacy about the likelihood of unknown writers getting >> ripped off come from anyway? The chances are indeed very remote, it seems, >> and usually it's the bands/songs with the greatest popularity that are >> ripped off/borrowed from by someone just starting up. >> >> >> Mike V. >> >> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Lord Granger" >>> To: >>> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 12:36 PM >>> Subject: Re: Easiest way to copyright your music.. >>> >>> >>>> Arthur Bang wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have a friend who wants to use >>>>> one of my songs in a video he's >>>>> doing and I hate for too many people >>>>> to hear these, because someone might >>>>> take it and record it for themselves >>>>> and then I wouldn't get credit. >>>> >>>> Yes, Arthur, the world is FULL of songwriters just >>>> waiting -- with fangs bared and claws out -- to rip >>>> off your disjointed, fragmented, inconsequential song >>>> ideas. Think of all the money, fame and cocaine other >>>> artists will receive by stealing one of YOUR SONGS. It >>>> happens all the time: in fact, I'm thinking of >>>> stealing a Cliff Hillis song myself, just because >>>> there's so much money to be made. ;) >>>> >>>> Come on, Arthur, what've you written, "Tommy"? "Split >>>> Milk?" "Varying Degrees of Failure and Tunelessness"? >>>> >>>> I didn't think so. >>>> >>>> It's highly doubtful anyone will even ACKNOWLEDGE your >>>> music, let alone 'take credit' for it. Don't be such a >>>> pustule; put your music out there and let it stand on >>>> its own -- or let it fall flat on its face. If you're >>>> such an amazing writer, why worry about being ripped >>>> off? You can always write another great song. >>>> >>>> Oh, try this: >>>> >>>> http://copyclear.com/copyright.shtml >>>> >>>> Reminds me of a story: I met a songwriter at a recent >>>> local open-mic night up here on the Central Coast; I >>>> struck up a conversation with the gal who said she'd >>>> written some amazing songs. I asked where I could hear >>>> her music, and she said, "Oh, no, I won't play my >>>> music for ANYONE; someone will steal my ideas and take >>>> credit for them." >>>> >>>> ROFLMAO. >>>> >>>> Songwriters: get a life ya'll. The industry -- and the >>>> world, for that matter -- has rendered you obsolete. >>>> Go learn code or something equally banal. >>>> >>>> The Lord has spoken. >>>> >>>> -LG- >>>> >>>> NP: The Golden Archies -- McRock >>>> >>>> __________________________________ >>>> Do you Yahoo!? >>>> Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software >>>> http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com >>>> ======================================================================= >>>> Detailed Audities-List information: >>>> To manage your Audities List settings or unsubscribe: >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >