The document provides advice for musicians looking to succeed in the music industry. It emphasizes the importance of always copyrighting original music and advises that copyrighting works will protect artists' material from being stolen, allow them to collect royalties, and benefit their career in the long run. Failing to copyright could enable others to claim the works as their own.

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Are you ready to
make it BIG in the
MUSIC industry?
Sunday, July 21, 13

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So you
RECORDED a
great song you
think can sell
MILLIONS
like Kanye
West?
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THIS GAME IS
MORE LIKE
CHESS NOT
CHECKERS
Sunday, July 21, 13

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BEFORE YOU can
SELL OUT SHOWS....
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6. BEFORE YOU CAN BUY
THE FOREIGN CARS....
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BEFORE YOU CAN BUY THE
BIG HOUSE FOR
YOUR MOMA...
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YOU MUSTALWAYS
COPYRIGHT
YOUR WORK
Sunday, July 21, 13

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ALWAYS
YOUR WORK
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10. OPYRIGHT
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YOUR WORK!
Sunday, July 21, 13

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WHY?
Sunday, July 21, 13

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COPYRIGHT
CAN PROTECT
YOU FROM
THIEVES
Sunday, July 21, 13

13. Start your music
career with a
solid foundation
by protecting
your material
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Sunday, July 21, 13

14. PROTECT
YOUR ROYALTIES
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<a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
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15. IF YOU DONT
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SOMEONE ELSE CAN CLAIM YOUR
WORK AS THERE OWN
Sunday, July 21, 13

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DONT END
UP LIKE
THIS
Sunday, July 21, 13

18. PROTECT
YOUR WORK
AND BE
LIKE JAY-Z
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28564427@N06/4056536709/">matthew_harrison</a> via <a href="http://
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2.0/">cc</a>
Sunday, July 21, 13

19. ALWAYS
COPYRIGHT
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licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
Sunday, July 21, 13

20. COPYRIGHT WILL BENEFIT YOU IN
THE LONG RUN
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Leopold</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="http://
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
Sunday, July 21, 13