Copyrights, Legal
This site
This site is created, designed, and maintained by Jessica Williams. All information presented at this site is copyright, ©1997-2008, by Jessica Williams, All Rights Reserved. Creative Commons License 3.0. The conditions of this license do not extend to or encapsulate the entire legal protection of the work itself, namely the life-work, music, recordings, and compositions of Jessica Jennifer Williams. Our Registered Business Name: Red and Blue Recordings
We accept MasterCard, Visa, and Discover. Our secure servers used in on-line transactions are Certified by THAWTE
- Our web site and order page sit on cruzio.com's Unix Servers Running Apache Software, in Silicon Valley, California
- We are licensed to do business under the name Red and Blue Recordings (including logical permutations thereof, i.e. Red and Blue, Red and Blue Records, Red and Blue Music, etc) and to sell our products world-wide and as a brick-and-mortar should we wish to open a physical store
- We do not share or sell your information with any one, ever
- We do not store your information on a computer
- We shred our paper copies of your orders to insure against theft of any kind. As a result, we have not lost one order in 11 years of business
- We have no log-ins, and use no passwords
- This site sets no cookies; code is pure xhtml and standards validated
- We do NOT SAVE your private information. Every time you buy from us, you'll need to re-enter your information just as you did the first time
- We save nothing except our financial records for tax purposes
- See privacy policy for more privacy information
Licensing, recording, performance, synchronization
- Jessica Williams' catalog of compositions, JJWMusic/ASCAP, is available for recordings for which you need to request a mechanical license
- Commercials, motion picture or TV uses require a synchronization license
- The catalog has licensees outside the United States
- If you are located outside the United States and need permission to use one of our compositions, contact our licensee in your territory
- If you want to license any other Jessica Williams recording you must contact the label who owns it while at the same time requesting a license from JJW MUSIC / ASCAP for the right to use the underlying copyright
Content
- This site is rated PG
- All music, poetry, writings, and creative content - manuscript or offered downloads included - ©1997-2008, Jessica Williams
- Our publishing company is JJWMUSIC / ASCAP. Jessica Williams' compositions are published, and her recordings copyright protected, by the American Society of Composers and Publishers, the Library of Congress, and the copyright laws of the United States.
- Unauthorized use of Jessica Williams' music, video, writings, or art will result in criminal prosecution
Security
Our servers are secured by THAWTE, a Verisign Company
Our secure order page runs on Apache Software and Unix Servers in Silicon Valley, at
https://www5.cruzio.com/w5a126/jessicawilliams_order.html
Companies
- Red and Blue Records, jessicawilliams.com, audiodoggie, and JJW Music are Consolidated Jessica Williams Companies, all working under the registered name Red and Blue Recordings
- jessicawilliams.com is the web outlet for products created under the name Red and Blue Music and Jessica Williams
- Red and Blue Music, 248 252 865
- To reach Jessica Williams: jessica at jessicawilliams dot com
- To reach a staff member: us at jessicawilliams dot com
- Red and Blue, PO Box 352, Olympia WA 98507
- Jazzoncd, PO Box 3667, Detroit MI 48323
- Audiodoggie and her likeness is protected by Trademark Registration
- Any infringement, unauthorized copying, duplication, or data theft is illegal and will be litigated under US and International copyright law
Credits
- Where noted, photographs are property of photographer and painter Elaine Arc. Their use in print media or on other web sites is dependent upon the permission of the artist: Elaine Arc
- Where noted, photographs are property of photographer(s) Jimmy and Dena Katz, and their use in print media or on other web sites is dependent upon the permission of the photographers: jimmykatz.com
Terms of use
- This information is presented on the internet free of charge and may not be used for anything beyond personal use without written consent from the author
- Hardcopy or cybernetic redistribution of any portion for profit requires negotiation with the author. Links to this site are subject to the permission of the author of this site; do not reproduce text at other sites without express permission from the author of this site.
- All audio files are copyright-protected and are published through our Publisher, JJW Music / ASCAP. For permission to use files for any purpose except demonstration, contact Jessica Williams
- To reach Jessica Williams: jessica at jessicawilliams dot com
- To reach a staff member: us at jessicawilliams dot com
Postal Address
- Red and Blue PO Box 352, Olympia WA, 98507, phone 1 248 252 8651
- Jazzoncd, PO Box 3667, Detroit MI 48323
Disclaimer
The content presented herein represents the opinions of Jessica Williams and / or of cited authors, and does not necessarily represent the official views of any organization or corporation, including this one
Mailing List Policy
- We never ever send out 5PA/\/\. We include your email address into our list only if you sign up for our newsletter. If you want to be removed from the list, send a removal message
- If you receive a mail that contains offensive or otherwise unwholesome content, it is NOT from this site, but has been spoofed or bounced off of our servers at cruzio.com in Silicon Valley, CA - and should be reported to them as net abuse
Additional copyright information
The Copyright Act provides that copyright extends to original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of statement, now known or later developed, from which can be perceived, reproduced or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.
The items specifically covered, although not intended to be all-encompassing, include: literary works, musical works, dramatic works, pantomimes, pictorial, graphic and sculptural works, motion pictures and other audiovisual works, sound recordings and architectural works.
It is important to remember that copyright protects the statement of ideas, not the ideas or original thoughts themselves. It does not protect a procedure, a process, a system, method of operation, concept, principle or discovery, regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, illustrated or embodied. It does not protect titles, phrases, slogans or logos. This is generally the province of trademarks. Likewise, copyright does not protect inventions. This is the area controlled by patent.
Another way of stating the importance of copyright is that it protects the writings of authors as well as jewelry designers, fabric designers, computer programmers, and playwrights. It does not extend to facts or news, but does encompass creativity of statement.
Although, copyright is secured automatically upon its creation, registration is a relatively simple matter obtained by submitting an application and two copies of the work to the Register of Copyrights. Generally, notice to the world is obtained by placing a small © next to the creation. Copyright registration within three months of first publication permits the awarding of statutory damages and attorneys fees, which can reach up to $100,000.00 per infringement.
Copyright, as well as patent, is recognized by the Constitution of the United States, in Article 1, Section 8, as encouraging the use of the creative element in all of us. Thus, the notion of copyright permits the holder to do one or more of the following things with his property: a.) a right to reproduce copies; b.) produce derivative works; c.) right to distribute copies by sale or other transfer of ownership; d.) the right of public performance; and e.) the right of public display of generally artistic works. These rights represent important considerations which contribute to the welfare and economic well-being of the United States.
There exist certain exemptions to the use of copyright. The most important is called “fair use.” The law permits uses for purposes such as news reporting, comment, criticism, scholarly endeavors such as research, teaching and to some extent parody. In all instances, the issue is whether the use is “fair” or simply plagiarism with a commercial purpose.
Copyright ownership, as mentioned above, is finite. It is limited to the author’s life plus 50 years for those works created after January 1, 1978. For those works created prior to that date, the right to continue is complicated by a dual system of measurement.
There is recognition that copyright transcends boundaries. Nations have come together to provide legal protection and prevent unauthorized copying. The Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention have created international standards, which dictate that regardless of the origin of the work, if the author is a member of a signatory nation he is to be treated as least as well as each member country treats its own.
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