What is Needed to Protect the Copyright to Song Lyrics?
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The person or people who wrote the song lyrics may claim the copyright, unless specified under a contract as a work-for-hire, in which case the party doing the hiring owns the copyright. Registering a federal copyright is generally sufficienct to protect copyrght rghts to lyrics. Depending on the facts and circumstances involved, you may also wish to consider a licensing agreement.
A licensing agreement is a legal contract between two parties, known as the licensor and the licensee. In a typical licensing agreement, the licensor grants the licensee the right to produce and sell goods, apply a brand name or trademark, or use patented technology owned by the licensor. In exchange, the licensee usually submits to a series of conditions regarding the use of the licensor's property and agrees to make payments known as royalties.
Licensing of online music file-sharing is an evolving area of law. Peer-to-peer file sharing developers' liability for copyright infringement is based on various factors, such as the control over the user's activities and benefits/money received. The legal strategies for avoiding liability will depend on the facts involved in each case. I am prohibited from giving legal advice, this service provides information of a general legal nature. I suggest you read the information at the links below and consult a local attorney who can review all the facts and documents involved.
Read More:
http://www.eff.org/wp/riaa-v-people-years-later
http://www.eff.org/pages/making-p2p-pay-artists
http://www.eff.org/pages/iaal-what-peer-peer-developers-need-know-about-copyright-law
http://www.eff.org/issues/file-sharing
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10268199-93.html
http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=download+court+%22file+sharing%22+music+riaa&d=4984545834763728&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=b75b59c2,9206d355#ixzz0fbuUxloY
http://depts.alverno.edu/library/powerpoint/P2P.ppt
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