Does the library accept poems, music lyrics, etc to be copyrighted /licensed, or trademarked? Explain what exactly what the Library of Congress serve the public, please.
Thank you.
2006-12-27 05:11:38 · 2 answers · asked by dmustang5 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The library does not do copyrights. That is the business of the US Copyright office. I think it is in fact www.copyright.gov
BTW, For a lot of what you mentioned it rarely is needed to copyright it. Copyright really is about "the right to make copies." The protection is from the time it is written or produced and not really from filing a copyright. Even if you file a copyright someone else at a later time can claim they own the material. That is why you have lawsuits. A Copyright does not prove you created it or own it. Additionally it is only needed when (very important) you want to make copies. If you have a song you wrote and just play it for people (which btw, adds real proof you created/wrote it) you do not need a copyright. If the song is going to be put on records to sell or distribute then AT THAT TIME you need the copyright.
If you are considering getting the song published at some point, or recording for a label, usually you are better off waiting to copyright it. A lot of publishers want material uncopyrighted. Then at that time it would be copyrighted.
As a side note, you do not trademark the material you mentioned.
The Library of Congress if just that a library. It collects (mainly published or of known authors) material of significance. It does not accept material that does not meet certain criteria or at the lest would be requested by the public. Think of your local library. If your local library would take it the LOC would. If you library would not the LOC probably won't either.
2006-12-27 07:00:20 · answer #1 · answered by webjunkcom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
2006-12-27 05:15:41 · answer #2 · answered by djayfenix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋