Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

OK....I know I'm not the only one who has had this happen but....

I'm working on this song, and somewhere in the back of my mind I think I have heard it before. Now it could be my mind playing tricks on me, or I heard it somewhere else, and my mind is telling me it's "MY" song (when in fact it's not) <---did that make sense to you?

How does on ethically resolve this? I could let a few people listen to it, and get their opinion, but if it is original, then I want to protect it first....

Anyway...I'm hoping I'm not the only one with this dilemma.

Thanks for your suggestions!

Chaz

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I've been involved in a number of cases of this kind of thing and  
here's what happens: 1-The deciding factor is which person filed with  
the copyright office first ---that is what counts. Never the less,  
sometimes nobody cares--even if it is released and big sales are  
generated.  Basically it is the call of the publishing company and  
sometimes they just don't care.  2-If they do care, then either  
negotiations take place or big lawsuites take place and I have seen  
tragic things take place: such as them putting the question up to a  
jury and then just twisting the facts like mad --as we have seen them  
before.





On Nov 25, 2008, at 5:43 AM, Chaz wrote:

> OK....I know I'm not the only one who has had this happen but....
>
> I'm working on this song, and somewhere in the back of my mind I  
> think I have heard it before. Now it could be my mind playing tricks  
> on me, or I heard it somewhere else, and my mind is telling me it's  
> "MY" song (when in fact it's not) <---did that make sense to you?
>
> How does on ethically resolve this? I could let a few people listen  
> to it, and get their opinion, but if it is original, then I want to  
> protect it first....
>
> Anyway...I'm hoping I'm not the only one with this dilemma.
>
> Thanks for your suggestions!
>
> Chaz
>
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>
>
> 

Tim McLane
www.timmclanemusic.com






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It appears to be a tough question - you don't want to waste your time on something that's already been done.  But I feel that if you can't remember what the song is that you *might* be stealing.... then you probably should continue working on it, your version likely is different enough.  

Remember also that you can't come up with a new chord progression... they've all been used.  It's easy to think with every new song you create, "oh, that sounds like that hit, this sounds like another..." if you just look at chord progressions.

However, suppose your song isn't new?  Even a song that is very very similar to a big hit can be a big hit itself (Ghostbusters vs. I Want a New Drug).  That in itself may be reason to keep working on your song.  Here's an idea - if you afraid of someone ripping off your song before you copyright, play it for some non-musician friends.  They will be able to spot if the song sounds too much like another, but they won't steal it.

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I like your thinking....thanks!




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From: Mike and Delonna Hyland <hy5@...>
To: Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 12:49:47 PM
Subject: [Logic_Cafe] Re: [LUG] [OT] Oh no, did I steal this from someone????


It appears to be a tough question - you don't want to waste your time on something that's already been done. But I feel that if you can't remember what the song is that you *might* be stealing.... then you probably should continue working on it, your version likely is different enough. 

Remember also that you can't come up with a new chord progression. .. they've all been used. It's easy to think with every new song you create, "oh, that sounds like that hit, this sounds like another..." if you just look at chord progressions.

However, suppose your song isn't new? Even a song that is very very similar to a big hit can be a big hit itself (Ghostbusters vs. I Want a New Drug). That in itself may be reason to keep working on your song. Here's an idea - if you afraid of someone ripping off your song before you copyright, play it for some non-musician friends. They will be able to spot if the song sounds too much like another, but they won't steal it.

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