A “Poor Man’s Copyright” is for the Artist who wishes to remain poor.”

YOU NEED COPYRIGHT PROTECTION!

If you are an Artist releasing your music into the stream of commerce without a proper United States Copyright to protect and defend your Intellectual Property - you are giving it all away.

How do I, MonkFish know this? I am an Attorney admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court, Federal Courts for Southern District of New York and the Courts of the State of New York. I am also a professional Composer, Performer, Arranger, Score Editor and owner of a music publishing company.

You wouldn’t let your children run loose in the street…would you? Of course not! And neither would you fail to name them. So to explain - you also MUST trademark your band name. Otherwise someone will steal it…or you will find that some non-descript trio in another city is using the same name…but they “own” it because they trademarked it. Your years of building a brand around a name you failed to protect…wasted.

For a reasonable and rather small fee I will prepare and file your fully copyrighted song, including a score that can be used to both assert and defend your Copyright. You would also get the benefit of my expert testimony on both the foundational and probitive fronts. I can also trademark your name(s) and logos. This is more expensive, but no less critical.

Or you can…send it in a letter to yourself…or “put it up on SoundCloud” and see how that works for you when a Jimmy Page type gets “inspired” by your “Killing Floor” or “Stairway to Heaven.”

Bringing an envelope to a Copyright Dispute is…like bringing a knife to a gunfight. Serious advice from a serious dude.