On 4/8/2021 7:46 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 5:35:38 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>> On 4/8/2021 3:42 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>> On Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 2:29:10 PM UTC-5, Mike Duffy wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:00:49 -0700, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Last September he posted this link:
>>>>>
>>>>> <https://soundcloud.com/john-kuthe/ocean-ocean>
>>>> The plot thickens. I actually went to the web-site you mentioned. There
>>>> are 3 other tracks mentioned. One is "Weirdos on the street".
>>>>
>>>> It seems to be the same track as the track with the same name which is on
>>>> the other web-site.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I know how you love to figure out puzzles, Cindy. The way I see it, only
>>>> one of the following is true:
>>>>
>>>> (1) Just to stir up trouble, someone is faking things on the Internet and
>>>> openly violating the copyright John holds for the material.
>>>>
>>> Copyright?
>>>>
>>> --Bryan
>>>
>> He claims he *owns* all the rights to the music. Could be just another
>> little thing in his head. You're the only one who was there, Bryan.
>>
>> Did anyone actually *register* any of this music for a copyright?
>> There's a process involved. Did anyone in the band sign a piece of
>> paper assigning rights to John or any other person? Legal stuff.
>> Somehow I doubt it. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
>>
>> Jill
>
> You are INCORRECT, Jill, Not wrong, "Wrong" has moral or ethical import.
>
> Thing today are Copyrighted upon creation. I took a class at Washington University St Louis called "Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks" taught by a Patent attorney, so I know.
>
>
> John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
>
I don't give a rip about some class you took or who taught it. Patents
and copyrights aren't the same thing.

Here's information about applying for a musical copyright:

https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ50.pdf

Jill