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Huh, didn't know that! So if I record and master a random riff, I technically have a copyright on it? To be fair, I was mostly talking about ones with a recor
by sk0g 9y ago
Huh, didn't know that!
So if I record and master a random riff, I technically have a copyright on it?
To be fair, I was mostly talking about ones with a record label, where you might be hounded by a label with a lot of legal representation.
- empath75 9y agoIf you publish it. If you just sit on it, you don't. (At least not in the sense that you can get away with suing someone that publishes the same rift later)
- sk0g 9y agoWhat would publish imply? Would putting it on a private Google Drive work? What about a Drive that's searchable and anyone can have a listen, if they so desired?
- marksomnian 9y agoI'd guess that standard would be set by a court case, unless there already has been one like this (in which case please enlighten me). In general, with vagueness like this, a court usually has the final say.
- icebraining 9y agoIANAL, but unlike patents, copyright violation only occurs if you actually copy the work - independent creations are not infringing, even if similar. While the standard for showing that the work was actually copied is usually not high, especially since these are usually civil suits, some link in a random Google Drive might not be enough.
- PeterisP 9y agoYes, sure, if you record a riff or write a few sentences on paper, then you own the copyright to that - there is no "magic importance limit" that needs to be surpassed for works to become copyrightable. Shitty drawings made by five year olds get the same legal treatment as Picasso, etc, etc.