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Phantomotaku

You know when your in a band that doesn't go anywhere and when it breaks up and you don't think about it until you stumble upon your old guitarist bands myspace page and that song you wrote starts playing back at you (horribly)? Shocked

Well, now I do...

Songs that I thought were mediocre in the first place but they were and still are songs that I wrote (music and lyrics) - now I have to waste my resources (time and money) copy-writing them.

Weak...utterly,utterly weak. I'm so freaking furious right now....
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Craig · Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:43 pm Post subject:

That stinks, sir Mad

How long ago did you write the songs and will you be able to get a copyright on them? Hope things go in your favor
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Phantomotaku · Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:56 pm Post subject:

One song I wrote as a teenager so late 90's perhaps. the second song was around 2003-2004.

I've started copyright documentation today going to cost 35 a song. Not like I really have 70 laying around but they haven't released the cd yet so I still have time.
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Craig · Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 5:00 pm Post subject:

Then Godspeed, my friend!
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greentintedsixtiesmind · Garage Jammer Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Posts: 67

yes please do copyright them. i took a music business copyright class this previous semester at schoo. Its is well worth the 35 dollars a song. Unless it is ran through the US copyright and patents office its fair game no matter what. Our professor explained to us that the letter thing is actually non feasible by law, much to the shock of some students who believed they were in teh clear.

gmzanatta · Playing Club Dates Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Posts: 431

\Wow that sucks! At least 35 a song isn't a bank breaking amount (I am in the process of patenting something I developed around 3 years ago and it's $5,000 Shocked

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Phantomotaku · Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 1:29 pm Post subject:

Craig · Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 5:25 pm Post subject:

gmzanatta · Playing Club Dates Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Posts: 431

greentintedsixtiesmind · Garage Jammer Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Posts: 67

Ah thats brilliant gmzanatta! Organics! Non organic oils used for biofuels seem too synthetic, dangerous and unhealthy. Good idea and good luck with it. Hope it takes off for you! 5k is a lot but Im sure youll make it back.

Craig · Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 6:58 am Post subject:

That's impressive! So essentially you are killing two birds with one stone then... Wink

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gmzanatta · Playing Club Dates Joined: 27 Dec 2009 Posts: 431

Thanks everyone. I spent a whole summer on an NSERC grant developing it, but could never patent it before due to my professor's involvement. However, they had a recent policy change which makes the work solely my intelectual property, so I'm patenting it now to avoid any future conflicts. The tech still has a long way to go due to issues with pH and salt, but it does show promise.
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