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With the exception of “Covers!”, sections of "Opus", and the Christmas Carols, all of this work is Copyrighted by myself, across several years. Yes, I have the actual Copyright declarations from the Library of Congress (my mother-in-law worked there at the Copyright Office; I know how to do it iron-clad.)

Here are my “Rules of Engagement” to avoid those pesky Legal issues:

1. You are welcome to download these for free, and (if it's a song I wrote) use them as you see fit…
2. …as long as you’re not using them to make money in any way.
3. If you’re using them to make money, please contact me first, and we’ll work out an amicable deal. I am not a greedy man.
4. You may use any of my original material as samples in your own work, as long as:
a. You send me a copy of the work in progress
b. Another of the finished product (with all packaging, and with a notation of my name as a source) when you’re done… for my portfolio.
c. You’re not making money from their use. If you make money, contact me, and let's figure out a way to make more... as long as we're not infringing on anyone else's rights.
5. You are welcome to share these files with any user of a peer-to-peer system such as Morpheus, SoulSeek, etc… and with your friends, as long as you impart to them that they abide by these rules.
6. The authorship of the songs themselves are mine, and remain mine.
7. I would really, really enjoy your feedback regarding whether or not you like the stuff. Just don’t be a Flaming Grode.

Let’s translate all this into more practical terms: you can use my stuff pretty much any way you want, as long as you’re not making money from it. You can swap this stuff with friends or strangers. You can mangle any of my original songs up inside your own stuff, as long as I get a copy of what you're doing. You cannot run to a publisher and claim the songs or recordings are yours… ‘cause they’re not. Simple enough, huh?

Now, in the case of “Covers!” and the Christmas Carols – like everything else, these were done for fun. The songs aren’t mine, and I make no claims to them, and have never (and never will) earn a penny from their creation. Same goes with the clips and source materials for some of the works on "Opus". Have fun, and conduct yourself like an adult.