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Here is something a little different....
Regarding the 'Rights' to an old song - and wanting to use it for marketing a doman name/web site/biz.
Where do you go to find out who owns the 'rights' to a very old song? And how do you go about purchasing the rights to use the melody/lyrics of the song for a commercial or ad campaign?
This particular song is very old - was actually a religious type hym - and has been reproduced 100's of times by
100's of different singers/groups/even choirs - on many different 'collection' albums/cd's etc. - It's also a song that is still used and sung in schools and other youth groups - even at some church and bible schools.
Someone has suggested to me that since it's very old - was never a commercial song to begin with - and already has been 'redone' so many times - that there are obviously no trademarks or 'rights' to it as a 'property' of anybody. Obviously I need to get more information before I just take the word of the first armchair attorney that threw his
2 cents in my direction.
Anybody that has any clue about this subject - please speak up.
Thanks.
Regarding the 'Rights' to an old song - and wanting to use it for marketing a doman name/web site/biz.
Where do you go to find out who owns the 'rights' to a very old song? And how do you go about purchasing the rights to use the melody/lyrics of the song for a commercial or ad campaign?
This particular song is very old - was actually a religious type hym - and has been reproduced 100's of times by
100's of different singers/groups/even choirs - on many different 'collection' albums/cd's etc. - It's also a song that is still used and sung in schools and other youth groups - even at some church and bible schools.
Someone has suggested to me that since it's very old - was never a commercial song to begin with - and already has been 'redone' so many times - that there are obviously no trademarks or 'rights' to it as a 'property' of anybody. Obviously I need to get more information before I just take the word of the first armchair attorney that threw his
2 cents in my direction.
Anybody that has any clue about this subject - please speak up.
Thanks.