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Tetrachloride

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2. I suggest to consult an IP attorney

Reply to prodigitalson (Original post)

Wed Mar 2, 2022, 03:23 PM

Mar 2022

Meanwhile there may be ways to make an additional good faith search effort.

Also, there are lots of writers with worthwhile poems. We can’t always get what we want.

An escrow account might work for future payments.

After 10 years, i would argue that the amount due to the poem’s writer is nil if your song’s income has dropped to nil.

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Using copywrite materials. [View all] prodigitalson Mar 2022 OP

search for the author in the us copyright office? how do u know it is copyrighted. msongs Mar 2022 #1

I suggest to consult an IP attorney Tetrachloride Mar 2022 #2

Don't do it. Use a research librarian to find the publisher. cbabe Mar 2022 #3

I bit the bullet and wrote it myself prodigitalson Mar 2022 #4

Good for you! cbabe Mar 2022 #5

no, thank you, really nt prodigitalson Mar 2022 #6