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Originally Posted by H.I.Z.
Of course, copywrites are inherent, but how does One prove person(s) of origin? Registering with the Library of Congress brings in to play the deciding third party. And of course provable live performance of pieces help secure time lines, but there's no substitute for Big Bully Brother ...  |
so true. and also, in terms of proving you were the author, besides having the registered copyright, is to have "creative process" documentation of the song. for instance, if you wrote the lyrics, you may have rough draft lyric pages in your notebook, or even better, on your computer, with a time/date stamped proof of the file, proving the evolution of the song from inception, and also any rough demo recordings, also showing the natural progression of the songs creation, from start, to end. it shows a natural timeline of the creative process, almost irrefutable...