Chapter 310 310 Music Copyright

At the end of the lunch, only Hugo and Charlize ate together. Carl took Alex to San Francisco to audition for a series, and Joseph received a call from the company temporarily and needed him to go back to deal with some things, so only Leaving Hugo and Charlize at home, Hugo made two spaghetti with steak, even if it was a lunch for the two of them.

After Charlize fell asleep, Hugo finished washing up, went out and walked to the bus stop, then got on the No. 4 bus and staggered toward the poor street.

The noon sun was languid, and the footsteps of early spring accompanied by the sound of the waves had faintly sounded on the streets of Los Angeles. Hugo wore a black baseball cap and sat by the window, watching quietly. The scenery outside the window slowly recedes, and occasionally you can see the noisy neighborhoods or lively street shooting. Compared with the cold and solemn New York, the sunny and roaring Los Angeles is filled with a kind of lazy casualness, even the people walking on the street. The pace of people seemed to be a lot lighter.

In Los Angeles, taking enough time to sit under an open-air parasol in a certain coffee house, sitting in a daze for an afternoon, doing nothing but being in a daze, there is no sense of disobedience. Of course, the handsome guys and beauties that can be seen everywhere on the streets also show that this is a city that is excited because of music because of movies. The charm of the City of Angels is slowly revealed in the pictures of sunshine printing and dyeing.

It takes only half an hour to drive from Sunset Plaza to Qiangjie, but public transportation is not so fast. It takes at least 80 minutes before and after, and it does not include the time when you need to transfer to the No. 20 bus in the middle. . Fortunately, Hugo was not in a hurry at all. On the contrary, he slowed down his pace and enjoyed the time in the city. In fact, it is a very wonderful idea to occasionally find an afternoon, take an unfamiliar bus, and go to a corner of the city where I live that has never been reached.

By the time Hugo arrived at Al's Bar, it was already past three in the afternoon. When he pushed open the crumbling western-style door at the door, he could see the figures of regular customers in the bar. Sitting on the booth, with a glass of beer in front of him, chatting boredly, when they heard someone coming in, they all cast their gazes over, and after realizing it was Hugo, a small number of people raised the wine glasses on the table, which is He Yu. Fruit greeted.

Hugo looked around, and then found Neil Anderson and Pedro Casa in the booth next to the open space on the left. He will come out at this time because Neil called him for an appointment. Meet. Hugo walked to the bar and looked around, but he didn't find the boss Green Hill. "E, Super Al isn't there?" Standing at the counter today was the store's resident bartender, Eric Walter. . Walter), everyone used to call him "E".

Eric stood on the spot wiping the beer mug, and said with a slight smile, "He has a date." After saying that, he winked at Hugo, which seemed meaningful, obviously mocking his boss.

Hugo chuckled, "Give me a beer."

Eric quickly poured a beer for Hugo with the tap, walked over slowly, and said to Hugo with a smile, "It's an exciting trip, isn't it?" Then he handed the beer to Hugo .

Hugo was at a loss for Eric's words, and he didn't understand where Eric's words came from, but after Eric finished speaking, he turned around and went back to work on his own, so the rain Guo did not continue to ask, but walked in the direction of Neil and Pedro with a beer in hand.

When Hugo approached, he heard Neil say seriously, "Don't you think it's worth it?"

Pedro looked like he was hesitant to say anything, and finally said with a stubborn neck, "Do you think we must have a chance to stand under the limelight?"

"It is because we are not sure whether we have a chance or not, so we should take precautionary measures. If other singers like Hugo's music, it will not be taken away by others, and maybe it will be able to help Hugo. Make some money!" Neil was not as emotional as Pedro's, he was always able to maintain a certain sanity. "So, you don't understand me, my point is, don't you think Hugo's music doesn't have that value?"

Seeing Pedro's annoyed expression, Hugo put down the beer mug and said with a smile, "Maybe it's more appropriate for me to judge myself." Hugo sat down beside Neil and faced Peder. Luo Na's childish expression pursed his lips and asked, "What happened to this guy?"

"Hugo!" Pedro shouted gloomily, obviously dissatisfied with Hugo's behavior of putting the blame on himself.

Instead, Neil was amused by Pedro's expression, "We are just discussing whether your music should be registered for copyright. I think your music is of excellent quality. In order to prevent others from plagiarizing and using it, so you It’s better to hold the copyright in your hands, after all, your situation is rather special, you are an actor with a high exposure rate, and people always want to bring some messy things to you.”

Neil didn't say much, but Hugo understood what he meant. In fact, gentlemen still occupy the majority of the underground rock music circle. Most people's music has no registered copyright, because they have no qualifications for distribution, and they are not willing to sell their songs to big companies, so it is useless to register copyright. But in any field, there are always a few rat shits, and plagiarism and plagiarism are always inevitable, especially the cultural property rights of music, which are more and more unclear.

"But Pepe thinks that we haven't even formed a band. It's a waste to register the copyright, and it will cost a lot of money. It's not worth it." Neil said simply, Pedro sat opposite, Nodding angrily, "I'm right, those corners of the Copyright Office are the most troublesome and waste of money. We still don't know if we can perform on stage. It's too early to start talking about copyright now, isn't it? !"

Hugo himself hadn't thought about this issue. In the past, the copyright awareness in China was not very clear, and their Glory to the Dead band was not a super big name with amazing talents. How could there be so many plagiarism incidents that need to be guarded against. But being mentioned by Neil, Hugo had to think about it.

"What you said makes sense. Neil's idea is correct, so prepare ahead of time; Pepe is also right, it seems unnecessary to start worrying about these now." Hugo nodded slightly, "But then again, Although it takes some money to register the copyright, I can still afford it, but does my music really have the value of registering the copyright?"

"Of course!" This time, Neil and Pedro said in unison, and they obviously agreed on this point.

Hugo shrugged, "Then register the copyright, anyway, I don't have many creations at the moment." Hugo knew that cultural copyright is actually very important, especially in Western societies with relatively complete copyright protection, It is necessary to have power in hand. If that's the case, then do as the locals do. "Although I don't think anyone would really want to plagiarize my music," Hugo added with a smile.

Seeing that Neil and Pedro seemed to have something to say, Hugo interrupted them, "But why do you two talk about copyright? Pepe is right, our band has not been formed yet. Get up, isn't it too early to talk about this?"

Neil pointed to the newspaper on the table, "I said just now, your situation is too special, with such a high exposure rate, if we don't prepare in advance, we can easily be caught off guard." Hugo took the newspaper. In front of me, I heard Neil continue to say, "Say something ugly, I or Pepe secretly took your music to register the copyright, and you can't say anything."

"Neil! I wouldn't do that," Pedro said hastily, clearly dissatisfied with Neil's example.

Neil shrugged indifferently. Actions are often more effective than promises. "I'm just giving an example."

The newspaper in front of Hugo was actually the "New York Times", which surprised him. He raised his head and replied to Neil, "If the copyright of a piece of music ruins a friendship, then the price is not really big." Although Hugo has not known Neil and Pedro for a long time, he is still willing to trust these two partners. Besides, if the two parties really broke up because of the copyright of a piece of music, then the band will definitely not be able to last for a long time in the future, it is better to see the true face of the other party early.

Hugo's words made Pedro nodded vigorously, saying "it is" again and again, while Neil sat next to him and didn't speak, but the approval in his eyes couldn't be clearer.

While speaking, Hugo had already read the "New York Times" news. It was actually a report on him and Fukukin performing on the streets of New York. Obviously, the reporters of "New York Times" were very concerned about the sensation caused by Hugo and Fukukin. Interested, he believes that Hugo once again used his strength to prove his musical talent after the "Oprah Talk Show". At the same time, he also believes that this time the street performance is the most powerful counterattack indirectly to the "plagiarism rumor" put forward by the "National Enquirer", because Hugo caused a storm with a solid performance in front of dozens of ordinary audiences.

This news report of less than 300 words is not long, but it highly praises the live performances of Hugo and Fu Jin, and believes that Hugo can form a band to break into the music world.

"Wow, I didn't expect news to spread so quickly." Hugo expressed surprise at this age of relying on print media to deliver information.

Neil pointed to the newspaper, "I'm more curious about what's going on here."

"Yes, yes!" Pedro nodded repeatedly in agreement, apparently forgot the dispute with Neil just now, and asked excitedly, "How come you and Fujin are performing together? Yes, what's up with this song you're performing called... 'Lithium'?"