Nothing to do with a boat.......Music

[STROKER ACE]

How do I start my own record label?

[Mandelon]

Find a company to press them....find a recording studio and pay for the time. They will burn you as many cd's as you want to pay for...
Distribution is going to be the hard part....you need to get someone who can get them in stores...

[STROKER ACE]

recording is no prob. musicians friend has a good deal on copying and the case and cover but what about the legalities,copy right and all that shit. Just a bunch of country boys picking cotton,raisin hell and bailing hay

[mirvin]

Copyrighting is pretty simple too. You need to send lyrics, recordings, and credits to the Library of Congress. I think you can get the forms on the internet but I'm not sure. Try the Lib of Cong website. This stuff should be free so don't go somewhere that makes you pay, unless you're paying your attorny to do it:)
Like Madelon said, getting the stuff in a store is the hard part;)
mirvin:cool:

[Ultra5150]

What is it exactly you want to do? Do you have bands talready that you want to sign? Are you already managing bands?
There are better ways of making money in the music biz than starting your own indie label.

[STROKER ACE]

no its not bout $$$ we just want our own label for our own music ... want too be the pimp not the *****

[STROKER ACE]

what has this site gone to Larry Flint owns hot boat and I cant write *****,hooker,harlet,commercial company,working girl,street walker .....GROW THE **** UP

[STROKER ACE]

the devil is good

[STROKER ACE]

what a crock

[mickeyfinn]

Copyright is even easier than that. According to the copyright laws you own the rights to your music the minute you lay them to paper. You don't have to file anything, however you do have to be able to prove in the event that it is needed the date you "invented" the material.

[shueman]

You need to copyright your music AND your recordings. There's a way to send a "letter to yourself" to protect your music.
Also, be sure to register your band's name as a dot.com website....