Re: Death

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There are some great entertainment attorneys out there. Look for one
and protect your rights.

On 4/30/05, Kendra wrote:
> 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.