On Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 7:46:54 PM UTC-4, 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.

That's correct. However, should you need to defend your rights in court,
and extant copyright registration is almost the only way to win your case.

I don't foresee a problem with that for you, though. Nobody would want to
spend court time and money to claim that hot mess.

Cindy Hamilton