By the way, I don't have the energy to argue over this. If anyone's willing to help, fine.
My motive isn't money, it's justice. There's no money in this as the single didn't chart. But the artist's motive was money - this song was meant to be the hit off the LP, the lead single.
I'm not wll past exploring any simple, reasonable courses of action - this is the advice from a lawyer: get a muso's report.
"you have no real money to pour into litigation, nor can you afford to lose any if this artist decides to drag you in" all I can say to that is no-one wants to go to court, and that includes the artist, especially if silencing me by other means is possible. This case would only make them look bad.
"your copyright claim isn't exactly a slam dunk, based on the fact that no one jumped at the opportunity to handle this for you" I have a realistic case in fact. One bloke I know has a music degree from Cambridge and is MD of a law firm - and he agrees, but is too afraid to help.
"At some point, you're gonna have to ask yourself......
- at what point will you be willing to cut this thing lose....
- and at what personal cost to you?"
You're right tunesmith but I need closure on this. You can't just ignore it when something like this has happened: you have to explore the avenues! There will be more personal cost in psychological terms if I walk away.
Here's a quote from John Lennon - bear in mind I was making no demands and was very open in my approach to the artist, having faith in human nature - yet they reacted in fear and with aggression and evoked a fearful response in others. I love the reference to creativity here as well; very apt. Even more iron given the title of the artist's song and their brand image being the opposite of what I've experienced.
“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.â€