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Re: Re: Re: coywrite songs,poems,etc[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Copyright Forum ] [ FAQ ] Posted by M. Arthur Auslander on August 10, 2001 at 23:32:35: In Reply to: Re: Re: coywrite songs,poems,etc posted by Carisha Bowers on August 10, 2001 at 07:36:59: : : : what is the process of getting my poems and songs copywritten? And how do I sell them? : : Dear C, : : The is no clear answer about selling. That is the most important part. If you find the market and have what the market wants it may not be hard. : : One big risk is that copyright covers a mode of expression not the idea. An author once came to be with a manuscript that had been show to a publisher. : : The publisher took the idea and had a sucessful book published. The author may have had a cause of action for unfair competition but could not afford the fee to fight. : : The copyright law protects the mode of expression of the creation, registration allows enforcement. : : West Side Story might not have been an infringement of Romeo and Juliet, if Shakespeare had a live copyright at the time. : : M. Arthur Auslander
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