US Copyright Office Anatomy of a Song Copyright - Part 1 By Barbara McMillen Important Points to Remember about copyright: In the United States, copyright is secured when a song or other creative work is fixed in a tangible form of expression: that is when the...
THE POWER OF STAY AT HOME by Barbara McMillen Sometimes I feel like a baby bird not quite ready to fly, waiting for my food to be delivered by my birdie parents, Walmart. There were exceptions. I went out to pick up groceries twice at Kroger and Sam’s. This is the...
Songwriter Groups – What’s in it for Me? By Barbara McMillen I was sitting next to DSA member Tom Douglas when he pitched his songs to Paul Worley at a songwriting seminar. Tom’s songwriting career took off when Collin Ray recorded his song “Little Rock” which...
