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actually, you don't have to reg any copyrights at all--the work is
copyrighted by virtue of you (or whoever) recording it in the first
place--but very hard to prove ownership in a court of law if it is not
registered--it depends on how much you value the work, and want to remain
owner of the work--the same goes for your collection of sorts--you cannot
own the cright on any other songs, but you can cright the actual order and
collection of  the other works

get a textbook on music copyrights, if you want to know more

there are copyright forms available, prob at your local library, and you can
copyright two or three with one form, as in "the songs of ________
__________, spring 1998" and go from there

if you don't reg your works, it is very hard to prove they are yours at all,
if that is the question

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So I took his--I mean, he's not going to need them, right?

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Steven Wendal wrote in message
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>The question is whether the songs in a collection have to be previosly
>copyrighted individually, and if not, what are the specific
>differences in protection from plagerism?
>
>If it's not too much trouble, would someone please reffer me to the
>appropriate documents and or forms.
>
>Thank you, Steven Wendal

Big Willie > wrote in message ...
>actually, you don't have to reg any copyrights at all--the work is
>copyrighted by virtue of you (or whoever) recording it in the first
>place--but very hard to prove ownership in a court of law if it is not
>registered--it depends on how much you value the work, and want to remain
>owner of the work--the same goes for your collection of sorts--you cannot
>own the cright on any other songs, but you can cright the actual order and
>collection of  the other works
>
>get a textbook on music copyrights, if you want to know more
>
>there are copyright forms available, prob at your local library, and you
can
>copyright two or three with one form, as in "the songs of ________
>__________, spring 1998" and go from there
>
>if you don't reg your works, it is very hard to prove they are yours at
all,
>if that is the question
>
>--
>
Not a completely accurate answer.  Yes, copyright automatically comes into
effect upon creation; but, you can't get into court if you don't register
your work.  Also, if you do not register, you lose valuable rights to
damages and attorney's fees. Proof of ownership has nothing to do with the
reason for registering.

Also, registration of a collection will cover the previously unregistered
individual works of a collection; but, you cannot include works of another
in your collection without their permission unless the copyright in the
works has expired.

Furthermore, keep in mind that a copyright only protects against copying.
If songs in your collection  all previously published works, so long as
another independently recreates the collection without copying yours, there
is no infringement.  This is a situation where, even with a registration in
hand, proof of copying can be difficult.

.... and the above only merely scratches the surface of the issues that your
question poses.  I suggest you consult with a copyright attorney if this
matter is really important to you.