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Thanks for Visiting My Site

darin — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:02:23 +0000

Hi folks. Thanks for visiting the site. Summer is fast approaching and there’s loads of music to be made. I’ve been performing at a lot of private events recently (weddings, corporate, baby 1st birthdays, anniversaries), and it has been lots of fun! If you’re looking for a solo guitarist, duo or trio, please send an e-mail through the Contact link.

Honolulu Advertiser’s Domestic Violence Project

darin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:00:10 +0000

Aloha Everyone,

Here are some videos for the Honolulu Advertiser’s domestic violence project, which incorporate my music.

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/section/domesticviolence_journal

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/section/domesticviolence_escapeplan

Hapa

darin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:07:09 +0000

For those unfamiliar with Hapa, here’s a great read from awhile back:

http://www.aroundhawaii.com/entertainment/music/2007-02_profiling_hawaiian_music_legends_hapa.html

Gratitude

darin — Wed, 28 May 2008 06:46:35 +0000

Gratitude (Darin Leong)

MP3 short clip, hi-fi play (broadband)

MP3 download whole song, hi-fi

Sunday

darin — Wed, 28 May 2008 06:45:54 +0000

Sunday (Darin Leong)

MP3 short clip, hi-fi play (broadband)
MP3 download whole song, hi-fi

Lisa’s Lullaby

darin — Wed, 28 May 2008 06:44:16 +0000

Lisa’s Lullaby (Darin Leong)

MP3 download whole song, hi-fi

Ka’a Slack

darin — Wed, 28 May 2008 06:39:13 +0000

Ka’a Slack (Darin Leong)

MP3 short clip, hi-fi play (broadband)
MP3 short clip, lo-fi play (modem)

Registering Copyrights: Why and How

darin — Sat, 27 May 2006 18:00:03 +0000

When you put pen to paper and write an original song, you have created and acquired a copyright. Registering that copyright, however, has several added benefits:

1) Registration creates a public record of your claim of copyright.

2) Registration is required before suing someone for copyright infringement in court.

3) If you register the song within five years of publication, that registration will serve as evidence of the validity of your copyright and the facts on your registration certificate.

4) Registration allows the copyright owner to sign up with U.S. Customs for protection against importation of pirated copies of your music.

5) Perhaps most importantly, if you register within three months of publication or prior to infringement of your song(s), statutory damages and attorneys’ fees will be available in a court action. If you have a claim of copyright infringement, one of the first questions your lawyer will ask is when you registered your copyright. The answer can have substantial monetary implications.

There are two separate copyrights that generally apply to songwriters, the musical work and the sound recording. A musical work is the song itself, regardless of who performs it. A sound recording results from an actual recording of a song (e.g. cd, mp3). So, in many instances, two copyrights come into play, the musical work and the specific recording of the song (sound recording).

It is important to distinguish between the musical work and the sound recording when registering a copyright. If you record someone else’s song, you should register the sound recording, but not the musical work, which belongs to someone else. And you should be sure to pay mechanical royalties (but that discussion is for another day).

How to Register a Copyright:

Registering a copyright in a musical work and/or a sound recording with the U.S. Copyright Office is as simple as filling out a form and paying a relatively small filing fee.

If you are registering just a musical work (the song itself), use form PA.

If you are registering just a sound recording (e.g. you recorded someone else’s song), use form SR.

If you are registering both a musical work and a sound recording together (e.g. you recorded an original song to be released on cd), use form SR.