<p>My daughter has a Facebook music page where she uploads her original music, posts her concerts and has fans. She says she wants to remove it because Facebook owns the rights to her music once she posts her music on there.</p>
<p>I have seen many people have this kinds of pages on Facebook and it seems to be a good way to publicize her material. Some, but not all, of her songs are copyrighted (she writes a new song almost every week so it is hard to keep up).</p>
<p>What should we do to protect her rights? Should she get rid of of the page altogether or is the exposure worth it?
Is MySpace music any better?
Any advice, comments are helpful- Thanks!</p>
<p>“What should we do to protect her rights?”
Do not post your own music unless it is copyrighted. (but I think you know that)</p>
<p>If she does not already have them, I highly recommend she get copies of “All You Need to Know About the Music Business” by Pressman, currently in its 7th edition and “This Business of Music” by Krasilovsky, Shemel, Gross and Feinstein, currently in its 10th edition.</p>
<p>The former is more up-to-date with coverage of Internet distribution of music, and it is written in a less legalistic style, so it is a good place to start. The latter is the music industry bible for all things legal, but it can be a little intimidating to read for someone who is unfamiliar with the applicable industry and legal jargon. These two books are must haves for any songwriter or performing artist who intends to make money from their musical efforts.</p>
<p>Thanks bassdad- good idea -I will get copy of it-who knows-maybe she will need it for one of her music industry courses at USC next fall.</p>
<p>Yep, what BassDad said.</p>