In article: <1662.9408091413@wratting.cam.harlequin.co.uk>
roy@harlequin.co.uk writes:
quoted 6 lines Ok, could someone tell me what's the difference between the> Ok, could someone tell me what's the difference between the
> following....?
>
> (c) A Big Company
> (p) Another Big Company
> and Published by Yet Another Big Company
It's a bit complex, but I'll try and explain as best as I can.
(probably with alot of oversimplification)
First of all, every record contains two basic "ownership" issues.
1/ The person(s) who wrote the piece of music and their representative
(writer and publisher)
2/ The person who performed the work and their representative
(performer (artist or band) and record company)
A record company issueing a record must pay "mechanical royelties" to
the writer or publisher of the work recorded, usually through a
"collection agency" (in the UK it's the MCPS)
The (P) symbol, followed by the date is the details of the record
company who first issued the work, and the date it was first issued.
The (C) symbol is usualy (and wrongly) used to signify the writer and
publisher interest. On a record sleeve the (C) symbol should really be
used to "protect" the artwork from copyright infringement, and actualy
has no bearing whatsoever on the music on the record or CD.
quoted 3 lines Also what does Copyright Control mean,> Also what does Copyright Control mean,
>
> eg (c) 1994 Copyright Control
Copyright Control is another oft abused statement. Its proper use is
for when no publisher or composer has "laid claim" to a piece of work.
The record company issueing a record which no one has laid a copyright
claim should put aside the amount of publishing royalties aside against
any possible future claim.
I hope this makes sense (??).
Danny
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