Q: I purchased exclusive rights to an instrumental someone else made and wrote a song to it. How do I copyright it? Can I?
The instrumental was purchased from someone who is now deceased. I want to make sure I don't get in any trouble when I go to protect this song by registering the copyrights. I own exclusive rights to the track for use and distribution but the instrumental was not produced by me.
A: Was there a copyright on the instrumental? If so, you might have to pay a royalty to the owner, or did you buy it outright?
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