SONGWRITING -101 : COPYRIGHT RULES FOR UNPUBLISHED WORKS
Copyright Rules for Unpublished Works Hello I am Warren Pittman , aka the Funk Gypsy. as the owner and creator of Funk Gypsy Music I wear many hats and perform many functions. I Have been involved in the creation of music for as long as I can remember aquiring my first song contract in 1979, a tune entitled " Wanna Be Real " and received a hand cut single sided 45 rpm vinyl record for my effort and a 1.00 advance but thats, a story for another day. I copyrighted this song and and another song entitled "Finders Keepers - You don't have to Weep Girl" in 1980. Since that Time I have copyrighted dozens of songs, often on scraps of handwritten sheet music, cassette tapes and poems and other writings. In 1995 The Funk Gypsy's was founded and Warrens Music Company was founded in 2017, along with Warwren Records in 2018 about the same time my debut cd entitled "Warren Pittman- After The Dreams begin to Fade" was recorded and released. This song...