Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Tennessee

independent musician copyright law

if i have a tangible product of my own music that i made from start to finish my-self and i want to walk down the street selling cd's for $10.00, do i have to get a copyright and am i breaking any laws as long as i am paying taxes on my sales?


Asked on 3/27/00, 3:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Patrick Tracy Patrick J. Tracy, Esq, P.E.,

Re: independent musician copyright law

The short answer is no, unless you have derived music from another composer. The cost of a copyright on your music is exceedingly low, therefore I suggest that you file on each piece of music.

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Answered on 3/30/00, 10:34 am


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