Take Your Music Back, Folks! ( Copyright Law 1976 )

But don’t despair; all of the above is why you get five years to do this!  And don’t worry: if your song is making even a little bit of money, some hungry intellectual property lawyer will help you, for a percentage, of course…

Believe me, as this whole reversion of copyrights to music creators takes place, there is going to be wrangling in high places between music industry bigwigs and Congress… the industry is not going to take the loss of 35 years of wealth lightly!  Consider it: every single copyright published since 1978 CAN go back to the people who created it!  Can you imagine the transfer of wealth that entails?

But while people wrangle and wrangle, I want you to consider: if you have a copyright from 1978 onward that is making money, why should you miss out on this transfer of wealth?  Why should you, your family, and your community not benefit?  Your copyright will be good for you and your family for 70 years after you pass on – that is, your talent could be feeding your children and grandchildren instead of those of some industry bigwig.

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