Recognising Intellectual Property
This page is a collective of statements in regards to all materials used within the website that are not my own original works
Statement of Recognition - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) - Stevie Wonder
“Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)” is a copyrighted musical work wholly owned and controlled by its respective rights holders, including Stevie Wonder as a primary songwriter (alongside Lee Garrett, Lula Mae Hardaway, and Syreeta Wright). Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, public performance, or synchronization of this composition — including its lyrics, melody, and arrangement — is prohibited without an appropriate license from the relevant publishing and recording rights organizations (e.g., BMI, Sony Music Publishing). All rights are fully reserved.
Statement of Recognition - Superstition - Stevie Wonder
“Superstition” is a copyrighted musical composition written and performed by Stevie Wonder. All rights, including the lyrics, melody, rhythm, and underlying musical arrangement, are the exclusive intellectual property of Stevie Wonder and his designated rights holders, including publishing administrators such as Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Black Bull Music. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, public performance, sampling, or synchronization of this work is strictly prohibited without obtaining the proper licenses from the relevant performance rights organizations (e.g., ASCAP, BMI) and record label (Motown Records). All rights are fully reserved.
Statement of Recognition - For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder
"For Once in My Life" is a copyrighted musical work, with music written by Ron Miller and lyrics by Orlando Murden, though Stevie Wonder's iconic performance and arrangement are indelibly associated with the song. All rights, including the composition, lyrics, melody, and distinctive arrangement, are the exclusive intellectual property of their respective rights holders, including Jobete Music Co., Inc. and other affiliated publishing entities. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, public performance, synchronization, or derivative use of this work is prohibited without proper licensing from the relevant performing rights organizations (e.g., ASCAP, BMI) and record label (Motown Records). All rights are fully reserved.
Statement of Recognition - Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
"Sir Duke" is a copyrighted musical work written and performed by Stevie Wonder. All rights, including the composition, lyrics, melody, horn arrangements, rhythm section parts, and overall musical structure, are the exclusive intellectual property of Stevie Wonder and his authorized rights holders, including publishing administrators such as Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Black Bull Music. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, public performance, sampling, synchronization, or adaptation of this work is strictly prohibited without securing the appropriate licenses from the relevant performance rights organizations (e.g., ASCAP, BMI) and record label (Motown Records). All rights are fully reserved.
Statement of Recognition - Midnight Blue - Kenny Burrell
"Midnight Blue" is a copyrighted musical work composed and performed by Kenny Burrell. All rights, including the composition, melody, harmony, guitar instrumentation, and overall arrangement, are the exclusive intellectual property of Kenny Burrell and his authorized rights holders, including publishing administrators such as EMI Music Publishing or its successors. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, public performance, sampling, synchronization, or derivative use of this work is strictly prohibited without obtaining the proper licenses from the relevant performance rights organizations (e.g., ASCAP, BMI) and record label (Blue Note Records). All rights are fully reserved.
Statement of Recognition - Gangstas Paradise - Coolio
"Gangsta's Paradise" is a copyrighted musical work performed by Coolio (Artis Ivey Jr.) and featuring L.V. (Larry Sanders). The song contains a sample from Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise," and all rights to the underlying composition, lyrics, melody, and arrangement are the exclusive intellectual property of their respective rights holders, including Wonderland Music Company, Jobete Music Co., Inc., and other affiliated publishing entities. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, public performance, sampling, synchronization, or adaptation of this work is strictly prohibited without securing the appropriate licenses from the relevant performance rights organizations (e.g., ASCAP, BMI, SESAC) and record labels (Tommy Boy Records, Warner Bros. Records). All rights are fully reserved.
Statement of Recognition - Men in Black - Will Smith
"Men in Black" is a copyrighted musical work performed by Will Smith and featuring Coko (from SWV). The song contains a sample from Patrice Rushen's "Forget Me Nots," and all rights to the underlying composition, lyrics, melody, and arrangement are the exclusive intellectual property of their respective rights holders, including publishing administrators such as Universal Music Corp., Rushen Music, and other affiliated entities. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, public performance, sampling, synchronization, or adaptation of this work is strictly prohibited without obtaining the proper licenses from the relevant performance rights organizations (e.g., ASCAP, BMI) and record label (Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment). All rights are fully reserved.
Statement of Recognition - I'd Rather Go Blind - Etta James
"I'd Rather Go Blind" is a copyrighted musical work co-written by Ellington Jordan, Billy Foster, and Etta James (credited under her legal name Jamesetta Hawkins), and famously performed by Etta James. All rights, including the composition, lyrics, melody, and signature vocal and instrumental arrangement, are the exclusive intellectual property of their respective rights holders, including publishing administrators such as Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and other affiliated entities. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, public performance, sampling, synchronization, or adaptation of this work is strictly prohibited without securing the appropriate licenses from the relevant performance rights organizations (e.g., ASCAP, BMI) and record label (Cadet Records, now part of Geffen Records/Universal Music Group). All rights are fully reserved.
Statement of Recognition - No One's Watching Me - Ezra Collective ft Olivia Dean
"No One's Watching Me" is a copyrighted musical work performed by Ezra Collective and featuring Olivia Dean. All rights, including the composition, lyrics, melody, and instrumental arrangement, are the exclusive intellectual property of the song's credited writers: Olivia Dean, Joe Armon-Jones, Femi Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison, and TJ Koleoso . The sound recording and underlying musical work are owned and controlled by their respective rights holders, including Partisan Records LLC and Knitting Factory Records Inc., with phonographic copyright held by these entities . Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, public performance, sampling, synchronization, or adaptation of this work is strictly prohibited without securing the appropriate licenses from the relevant performance rights organizations (e.g., PRS for Music) and record label. All rights are fully reserved.
Statement of Recognition - River Deep, Mountain High - Glee Cast
"River Deep, Mountain High," as performed by the Glee Cast, is a copyrighted musical work. The underlying composition and lyrics were written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector . The specific sound recording (master) of the Glee Cast version is ℗ 2010 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation . All rights to the composition, lyrics, melody, and specific arrangement are the exclusive intellectual property of their respective rights holders, including publishers such as Universal - Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Trio Music Company, and Mother Bertha Music, Inc. . Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, public performance, synchronization, or adaptation of this work is strictly prohibited without securing the appropriate licenses from the relevant performance rights organizations (e.g., ASCAP, BMI) and rights holders (Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/Columbia Records). All rights are fully reserved.
Statement of Recognition - These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
"These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" is a copyrighted musical standard, composed by Jack Strachey with lyrics by Eric Maschwitz (under the pen name Holt Marvell), first published in 1935 by Boosey & Hawkes . The rights to the underlying composition and lyrics are owned and controlled by their respective rights holders, including publishing administrators such as Boosey & Co., Bourne Co., and other affiliated entities .
The specific sound recording (master) featuring the performances by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong is ℗ and © The Verve Music Group, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., and appears on their album Ella and Louis Again .
Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, public performance, synchronization, or adaptation of this work is strictly prohibited without securing the proper licenses from the relevant performance rights organizations (e.g., ASCAP, BMI) and rights holders. All rights are fully reserved.
Statement of Recognition - Sunny - Boney M
"Sunny," as performed by Boney M., is a copyrighted musical work. The underlying composition and lyrics were written by Bobby Hebb, who first released his own recording of the song in 1966 . The rights to the composition are owned and controlled by their respective rights holders, including publishing administrators such as MRC Music Corp., Portable Music Co., Inc., and Unichappell Music .
The specific sound recording (master) featuring the performance by Boney M. was originally released in 1976 on their album Take the Heat off Me, with phonographic copyright ℗ held by Carrere Records . Reissues of the recording are ℗ and © Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited or Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH .
Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, public performance, synchronization, sampling, or adaptation of this work is strictly prohibited without securing the proper licenses from the relevant performance rights organizations and rights holders. All rights are fully reserved.