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A&R
Many years ago the A&R
departments in the major record labels actually did what they were intended to. They insured the development of their artists. Well those days are long gone. Labels expect you to be fully developed
before they consider signing an artist and then some. You need to have already created a significant buzz, be selling product and basically not need them before they come knocking. This is one of the
reasons this newsletter exists. We will endeavor to educate and share all that we can based on what we feel is important, relevant and requested by our audience.
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Issue#1
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Lets chat about Copyright. Technically and legally as soon as you document your song either in writing or recording media you are protected
and have claim to all rights under law. However, if someone steals your art, how do you prove in a court of law that it is your original work. I’m sure many of you have heard about the poor mans
copyright. You mail yourself a certified letter and leave it unopened until needed. This might serve as evidentiary however it’s not enough. At most it can proove the date of creation. If someone hears
your song and wants to use it in some form their only recourse is to check with the copyright office to find the owner(s) on record. If you don’t file you don’t get the gig. This can leave you
out of some tremendous income potential. After spending so much time and money recording your song it would be a shame not to file and spend the extra $45.00($35.00 on line soon). O.K. enough with the
spanking. If you need help with this you can contact the CaveStudios.com. It’s not my intent to go in depth into all the forms in use, I just wanted to give y’all some info of the ones that you will most
likely use with a short synapses of their use with the exception of the one you probably don’t know about but should. They are as follows;
Form PA-This is the form to use if you are seeking to register
the music only not the sound recording. It is the form most songwriters use.
Form SR-If the recording artist is also the songwriter then this would be the form to use. It is not necessary to file form PA
if you are using this form. You’re covered.
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Form CA-Many of you already know that filing a collection of songs(album) with forms PA & SR can save you a few bucks rather than paying to
file for each song individually. This is O.K. except that the Copyright office records the title of the collection and not the individual titles in the public record. This can mean a lost of royalties for
you with respect to mechanical licensing. If, for example a well known artist hears your song on the radio and decides to record your song on their next release. They will not find it in the Copyright
Office under the title of the song. This is were the CA form comes to the rescue. Once you have received back your certificate of registration from your initial collection filing then you need to file form
CA. It doesn’t matter how long it’s been since your initial filing, you can still file form CA at any time. In part A you would give the title of the collection, the registration number issued
by the Copyright Office, and the original registration date. Skip part B. In part C, you would give a short explanation that you are listing individual song titles in your collection and then list
them. If you need more room to list all the titles, then use Part D-Continuation. There is also a form CON, which you can use in conjunction with any other form as a continuation. Send it of and you
are now protected if someone tries to search out the copyright owner and all they have is the title of your song. Please note when printing these forms be sure and put both sides 1&2 on a single sheet
of paper as I believe they will reject it and it’s the right thing to do environmentally. You can Find these forms along with line by line explanations at the Copyright office web site Copyright.gov That’s
all folks! And now the legal disclaimer. I’m not a lawyer, and therefore not qualified to give legal advise. The C.A.V.E., it’s employees, ownership and affiliates are not responsible or
liable for any damages that may result from the use of any advise given herein. Also be sure and check out the C.A.V.E. Studios new web site at Cavestudios.com. and do feel free to use the Aspiring Musician Forum. We are always there to field any
questions that you may have and appreciate any feedback and suggestions you can give. If you are looking for music recording,duplication, voiceover, video editing, multimedia and web design services, we’re the “One Stop Shop”.
Make It Happen!,
Pito
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