Mike wrote:

1/ First of all, could somebody please explain what exactly the (P) and
(C) symbols on a CD stand for? Is it correct that the (P) indicates the
"copyright of the sound recording" or performance or something like that
or does it mean something else? And what exactly does the (C) stand for?
Is the (C) for copyright of the song and does that cover both the lyrics
and the musical composition? Do these symbols have the exact same
meaning worldwide by the way (I live in Europe)?

Do you have an equivalent of the US Library of Congress on your side of
the pond? If so, clear definitions will probably be there online. If
not, take a gander at:

www.copyright.gov

www.loc.gov/copyright


2/ second, an advanced question!: if you want to cover of a song and
release it, is it then so that after the (P) your label will be
mentioned, since your label has the copyright in the sound recording but
that after the (C) the label (or publisher ?!) of the original artist
will be mentioned, cause they still hold the copyright of the song?! How
exactly is that?!


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http://www.nmpa.org/

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