Originally Posted by JaneK
Wow John - thanks - that was quick response.

Unfortunately, I composed the melody for him with his lyrics - actually made a recording of it with a vocal/melody and sent him an MP3 draft of it - he wanted to send me more of his lyrics (glad I declined). I guess I might as well delete the whole thing off my drive and just "slap myself" for being ignorant.



Or, you could just do a new version sans his lyrics, and if it becomes a hit, he sues, just give in and cut him in on the royalties, that's the worst that could happen ( IANAL )

I mean, if it's really a good song, don't kill it.


Caveat: I'm not a lawyer! This might be bad advice, consult an attorney.