Re: Re: Re: COPYRIGHT SONG/ARTIST NAME

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: COPYRIGHT SONG/ARTIST NAME

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: : : : HOW DO I COPYRIGHT A SONG? : : : : HOW DO I COPYRIGHT AN ARTISTS NAME? : : : : HOW MUCH MONEY DOES IT COST TO COPYRIGHT EACH MATERIAL? : : : : WHERE DO I GO TO GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED? : : : : AND WHO CAN I CONTACT FOR HELP? : Dear Chris Campbell, : The copyright statute covers what you create. Registration enables enforcement. If you use a pen name, just make sure that is is not a name like John Smith. That could be almost meaningless. : If the name you select signifies services or goods, then the name is used as a trademark or service mark and can be registereed as associated with the goods or services to which it appllies. : The usual proceedure it to find an Intellectual Property Lawyer that you can trust, so that you can understand the law as applied to the creation. Since the rights a Federal, the import thing is that you deal with an experienced Lawyer. Insofar as patents are concered, the lawyer MUST have a special qualification to practice before the USPTO. : The law does not prevent a non lawyer or even and ignorant lawyer from filing necessary papers. The importance is in understanding what you want and how the law effects what you do. : An inexperienced, non Intelledtual Property Lawyer may not have the insight to do more that just effect a registration, if that. : Copyrights and Trademarks can be Federally registered for national, long term protection, Federally. There are also Treaty rights which may apply to that you do and have. : M. Arthur Auslander : Auslander & Thomas-Intellectual Property Law Since 1909 : 505 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 : 212-594-6900, fax 212-244-0028, aus@auslander.com : ELAINE's Workshop® : E arly L egal A dvice I s N ot E xpensive™ : Reality Check® :

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