later copyrights on songs

[minor muppetz]

I have noticed that on albums featuring Sesame Street songs from the first season, the songs usually have a 1970 copyright, instead of a 1969 copyright. Does it take awhile for a Sesame Street song to be copyrighted, or are the first season songs that do get 1970 copyrights songs that were first showj in the 1970 half of the first season? Even the theme song gets a 1970 copyright.

Some first season songs that get 1969 copyrights on albums include The People in your Neighborhood, Five People in my Family, and Mah Na Mah Na (though this song wasn't written for Sesame Street). I am not sure if any songs from the first album were originally recorded for the first album, though I do know that the Baker film for five has different objects than what was in the broadcast version, with the theme lyrics being the only thing identicle to the album version.

I remember seeing on the Sesame Street Unpaved special original air dates for some sketches. It listed the original air daes for Rubber Duckie and Bein' Green as being from the first season, though in the 1970 half. I forget the exact dates, but I think it said that Rubber Duckie was first shown in may 1970, and Bein' Green was first shown in febuary 1970. However, I've also read that an earlier version of Rubber Duckie was recorded for one of the failed test pilots, which would have been made before the show started, indicating that Rubber Duckie was written in 1969 or earlier. Of course, I don't know if Sesame Workshop would have bothered to coyright any songs untill after the series went on the air.

 

[mikebennidict]

Maybe this will help.

http://www.copyright.gov/ This won't answer your questions about the SS songs but it might be some help.

 

[mikebennidict]

I have noticed that on albums featuring Sesame Street songs from the first season, the songs usually have a 1970 copyright, instead of a 1969 copyright. Does it take awhile for a Sesame Street song to be copyrighted, or are the first season songs that do get 1970 copyrights songs that were first showj in the 1970 half of the first season? Even the theme song gets a 1970 copyright.

Some first season songs that get 1969 copyrights on albums include The People in your Neighborhood, Five People in my Family, and Mah Na Mah Na (though this song wasn't written for Sesame Street). I am not sure if any songs from the first album were originally recorded for the first album, though I do know that the Baker film for five has different objects than what was in the broadcast version, with the theme lyrics being the only thing identicle to the album version.

I remember seeing on the Sesame Street Unpaved special original air dates for some sketches. It listed the original air daes for Rubber Duckie and Bein' Green as being from the first season, though in the 1970 half. I forget the exact dates, but I think it said that Rubber Duckie was first shown in may 1970, and Bein' Green was first shown in febuary 1970. However, I've also read that an earlier version of Rubber Duckie was recorded for one of the failed test pilots, which would have been made before the show started, indicating that Rubber Duckie was written in 1969 or earlier. Of course, I don't know if Sesame Workshop would have bothered to coyright any songs untill after the series went on the air.

I've looked up a little bit more on this.

When a song gets written, naturally it's the responsability of the songwriter or artist to register the copright for the song. It probably should be done right away but if Mr. Raposo didn't do it with some than that's probably answers your question.

It also probably depends on when a song in 1st performed or used on the show. If the song '' A Little Bit In The Beginnig and the film it was on was aied durring the first 2 months of the show, it probably has a 1969 Copyright date on it but it's probably a different story if the song wasn't used till early the following year than that's probably a different story.