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how would you react to this?

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twangman

May 8, 2010
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#1
i have been jamming with a bass/guitar player.
he plays guitar in my band and bass in another band.
anyway, he recently told me that he wants to learn my style of playing.. i mean sit down and learn the way i play bass and learn my basslines.
i thought that was kinda cool at first, that someone would want to learn my "style". (and im no jaco here guys)
anyway, he then tells me that he played some of the songs i wrote for his other band....

its a little awkward for me, how would you react to this? what do you guys think
?
 
#3
I would stop talking to him, personally. If he thinks he can act all buddy-buddy while he steals your intellectual property without your permission, then he's obviously not trustworthy enough to collaborate with in any fashion.
 
#5
spaz21387 said:
so did he actually steal your songs or did he just play them for his other band... maybe you can talk to his other band and they will kick him and take you as their bass player?
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he told me he played them for his other band, but couldn't exactly figure out the bass parts the way i played them. which led to the conversation of him wanting to learn the basslines. his other band seemed to really like the songs though. i've never even met them
 
#15
If someone, w/o asking me, took one or any number of my originals to their band to play, I would immediately lose trust in them. I mean it...I'd cut them *cold*!

And he wants to "learn your style", too?

Baby, go copyright your work, and do it right this instant. Before his other band starts performing your songs as their own.

And remove him from your company, sir. I mean it. Don't you talk to him, jam with him, nothing. He's an egg-suckin' dog. A thief...trying to steal your songs and get you to hand them to him in the bargain. You cannot trust this person.

Cherie
 
#16
What I would do is ask him to invite you to the other bands practice, play the lines the right way,make sure they know where the muisc is coming from.
Back in the late 90s I had this riff stuck in my head from guitar player I was working with ,I was messing around with it before practice with the "other band,they liked it and one thing led to another, I made it a point to let them now it wasn't mine.
So I can see how these things can happen.
The question for me is, did he tell you about playing your songs before he wanted you to teach him, or after?
 
#17
Your songs are your property even if you don't file any paperwork. Just keep evidence of when you wrote them.

And remember, all of that is of no use unless you're prepared to back it up with attorneys in court. If you won't sue, copyright is useless. Copyright registration provides courtroom-friendly evidence---they aren't going to send a masked avenger to help you fight an infringer.
 
#18
Rick Auricchio said:
Your songs are your property even if you don't file any paperwork. Just keep evidence of when you wrote them.

And remember, all of that is of no use unless you're prepared to back it up with attorneys in court. If you won't sue, copyright is useless. Copyright registration provides courtroom-friendly evidence---they aren't going to send a masked avenger to help you fight an infringer.
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that also means you have to go after everyone....if it can be shown that you allow anyone to use your stuff w/o permission your stuff just became public domain
 
#19
Make sure there is a clear understanding of whose songs they are...and who gets credit for them --on and off stage.

These must be your top-most objective.

You can only gain from other bands playing music you wrote. It'll make you a bigger fish than any of the bands playing your music.
 

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