Scheming Demon

Originally posted by Kid Klash I can't speak for other countries, but in the U.S. of A., a circled C is the symbol for "copyright"; the circled P is the symbol for "published". Still unsure? Join ASCAP as a composer/publisher and learn more. Thanks Kid, that's what I've always been taught until I got scolded by the Aussie for speaking out of turn. It's possible he's right for Australia and we are right for the USA. I don't know anything about music copyrighting and publishing anywhere but here.

The c encircled means the songs have been copyrighted. More specifically registered with the copyright office in DC. The p encircled means the songs have been published. There are publishing rights and copyrights. He who owns the publishing gets paid. Every band creates their own publishing company which is not really a company but is just where money is paid to and then distributed to the song owners/band members.