Members Fido Posted July 6, 2004 Members Share Posted July 6, 2004 Below is the answer (followed by my question) from the US copyright office: ------------------------ The title for the collection should be different from any of the selections in it so that there is no confusion about the extent of your claim. lp ********************************** Copyright Office Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave SE Washington DC 20559 (202) 707-3000 www.copyright.gov ********************************** Hi, I'm not sure how to title a collection of lyrics I will be submitting soon. Will there be confusion if one of the song lyric titles is the same as the collection title? Will the entire collection still be properly registered? What is the prefered submission procedure in such a case? Thank you, --------------------------------- My question to this forum is: If the copyright office is correct, how did Tom Sholtz register "Don't Look Back" then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fido Posted July 6, 2004 Author Members Share Posted July 6, 2004 My question to this forum is: If the copyright office is correct, how did Tom Sholtz register "Don't Look Back" then? To answer my own question: Should I just submit all the song lyrics (without individual titles) under the one title of the collection? This is confusing as {censored} now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted July 6, 2004 Members Share Posted July 6, 2004 Actually I think the answer explains it all- it must be you Here's what it means: name your collection something other than one of your song titles so there is no confusion as to what you "really" own. Just name the collections something like "Johns songs 2004" and then every song in that collection receives the same protection. Alot of pro songwriters that write 20 songs a month just send in a collection every month with their name and some kind of date like I listed above. It doesn't really matter what you call the collection, they are just stating that you should differentiate the individual SONG from the collection on paper. its really very simple. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fido Posted July 6, 2004 Author Members Share Posted July 6, 2004 Originally posted by BryanMichael Actually I think the answer explains it all- it must be you Here's what it means: name your collection something other than one of your song titles so there is no confusion as to what you "really" own. Just name the collections something like "Johns songs 2004" and then every song in that collection receives the same protection. Alot of pro songwriters that write 20 songs a month just send in a collection every month with their name and some kind of date like I listed above. It doesn't really matter what you call the collection, they are just stating that you should differentiate the individual SONG from the collection on paper. its really very simple. B Yeah, you're absolutely right. I was debating the above as an option but I wasn't sure it would provide adequate protection in case of legal problems. However, since titles can't be protected anyway, I see the logic of your advice. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fido Posted July 7, 2004 Author Members Share Posted July 7, 2004 Sorry to anyone I may have offended at the U.S Copyright Office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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