[Dixielandjazz] A Sad expensive lesson

[TCASHWIGG at aol.com]

Hi Folks:

Here is a sad but not isolated story from a wannabe songwriter who was 
foolish enough to send his work out without a written contract or apparently even 
any copyright protection in the basic forms.  

Note the companies he claims are not paying him, sound familiar from many of 
our previous posts and threads on this subject.

This happens to people every day who answer those classified ads in the back 
of songwriter magazines, and such other supermarket tabloids, etc., with ads 
like:

Stars seeking Lyrics, poems,   You too can make money, send in your lyrics 
for review to day along with a check for $5.00  followed by a letter telling 
them how wonderful their stuff is and for $150.00 they can have it passed on to a 
list of Stars, and for $250.00 they can have one song made into a demo and 
for $1000.00 they can have it mailed to 50 radio disc jockeys.  and on and on 
and on.

Life in Show Biz.

Cheers,

Tom Wiggins



I am honesty certifying I wrote the lyrics to these songs and am seeking fair 
payment for the service I have provided the various entities in selling over 
40,000,000 units. Who would like to help ? I'm saying Please ?  I don't want 
to wait years and years to receive payment, I never set out to nor signed 
anything, I just sent lyrical e-mail. Figures.   ?? 
 
You can send e-mail faxes or make phone calls to these companies it may get 
me paid before I get to old to spend money. They collectively sold 40,000,000 
platinum 6,500,000 gold 465,000,000 total. And they still haven't paid me. 
 
Universal Music
BMG Music
Capitol Records
Interscope Records
Virgin Records
Electra Records
RIAA
ASCAP
 
Don't listen to there lies, I need your help if you can do it.   I'm also 
available for work

C. Michael Knoblock
Florida