Bob Bandusky
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Arizona
Dear Sir:
I joined a band about 2 1/2 years ago after meeting Chris and Steve. The band was quite successful. While in the band we wrote 7 new songs. I wrote the music for 6 of these songs.The band broke up several weeks ago due to internal conflict. The drummer Bryce and I left the band. I want to keep three of the six songs I wrote and have copywrited this music by writing the sheet music and mailing same to myself. The Band say they have the right to these songs. They say they copywrited this music at an early date by mailing a video of a stage performance to themselves. Chris and Steve cannot read or write music.
When our band originally started we didn't have a manager or a direction of where we were going, it was a garage band! Then after a year or so, we finally got a manager who was Chris and Steve's friend. This was good and bad. Justin, our manager, was on the ball on getting us shows, promoting us etc. But I felt since he was a friend of Chris and Steve and living in the same house as they, this would cause problems, which it did. Things went on behind our backs. Here are some of the problems as I remember them. We opened a joint checking account.Into this account we were going to deposit money that we earned through shows! Then one day our manager Justin comes into practice and tells us we are now a corporation. A LLC was formed without my consent and filed with the State of Arozona , I signed no documents to authorize this transaction. This happened without my consent! So my question to you is. Should they be able to take the three songs I wrote? I left a corporation which I NEVER agreed to, so they think the songs should stay with them. I took the 3 songs I want, and wrote them out note for note on sheet music and copyrighted them, so should I own the right to the music? This is the dispute we are having as of right now People who didn't even write the MELODY for the music want to take it from me. I am the individual who wrote it and want to take my music with me! Is that to much to ask? Please give me a response if you have time, Thank You!
Sincerely,
Chris Bandusky
P.S.
The band copyrighted the songs through a DVD made from one of our shows recorded live, I copyrighted our songs by writing the music out note for note on sheet music a little after their copyright, I believe
. If we went to court I have my music written out on paper, I could also play the music note for note on my guitar in front of a judge, does this overrule what they may have copyrighted? Also I did a poor mans copyright, I notorized the music at the bank and then sent it in the mail back to myself and never opened it. My question is, is this a legal copyright or do I have to send it somewhere like Washington D.C. , Thanks for your time!
Dear Sir:
I joined a band about 2 1/2 years ago after meeting Chris and Steve. The band was quite successful. While in the band we wrote 7 new songs. I wrote the music for 6 of these songs.The band broke up several weeks ago due to internal conflict. The drummer Bryce and I left the band. I want to keep three of the six songs I wrote and have copywrited this music by writing the sheet music and mailing same to myself. The Band say they have the right to these songs. They say they copywrited this music at an early date by mailing a video of a stage performance to themselves. Chris and Steve cannot read or write music.
When our band originally started we didn't have a manager or a direction of where we were going, it was a garage band! Then after a year or so, we finally got a manager who was Chris and Steve's friend. This was good and bad. Justin, our manager, was on the ball on getting us shows, promoting us etc. But I felt since he was a friend of Chris and Steve and living in the same house as they, this would cause problems, which it did. Things went on behind our backs. Here are some of the problems as I remember them. We opened a joint checking account.Into this account we were going to deposit money that we earned through shows! Then one day our manager Justin comes into practice and tells us we are now a corporation. A LLC was formed without my consent and filed with the State of Arozona , I signed no documents to authorize this transaction. This happened without my consent! So my question to you is. Should they be able to take the three songs I wrote? I left a corporation which I NEVER agreed to, so they think the songs should stay with them. I took the 3 songs I want, and wrote them out note for note on sheet music and copyrighted them, so should I own the right to the music? This is the dispute we are having as of right now People who didn't even write the MELODY for the music want to take it from me. I am the individual who wrote it and want to take my music with me! Is that to much to ask? Please give me a response if you have time, Thank You!
Sincerely,
Chris Bandusky
P.S.
The band copyrighted the songs through a DVD made from one of our shows recorded live, I copyrighted our songs by writing the music out note for note on sheet music a little after their copyright, I believe
