Posted by M. Arthur Auslander on February 11, 1999 at 06:54:39:
In Reply to: Getting a musical name patented/copyright posted by Thomas Harris on February 10, 1999 at 15:05:26:
: I inquiring about the procedures of patenting/copyrighting,a name for a musical artist/group. Could you please help me?
The name of the group should be trademarked. It would be wise for the members of the group to have an agreement among themselves as to the ownership of the tradmark. The music created should be copyrighted. A trademark search should be conducted to protect against using a name that is in conflict with existing trademarks or service marks.
M. Arthur Auslander
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