Re: Death

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On 4/30/05, Curmudgeon wrote:
> You've got a BIG mess on your hands. There are no quick or easy
> answers. You need to get with an intellectual property attorney
> ASAP.
>
> On 4/30/05, Kendra wrote:
>> On 4/30/05, Curmudgeon wrote:
>>> That will depend on what the written agreement between the
>>> parties says. If there is no written agreement, everyone is
>>> looking at a major and probably expensive battle.
>>>
>>> On 4/30/05, Kendra wrote:
>>>> In the case of a death. There are 3 authors copywriten to
>>>> music. Who retaines the rights to the lyrics of that music
>>>> when the vocalist is deceased?
>>
>> There was no written agreement just a copywright. The family
>> wants to retain the rights to his music but they dont
>> understand that Jason just wrote the lyrics and not the actual
>> music. So under the copywright law the rest of the band should
>> be protected with there roles in the group right?

Great, thats what I figured. This band was never signed with any
record label at any time. They are the top Detroit local band and
they were well on there way. I wish all the parties involved would
just let him rest. Thanks for the advice.