that evil thing, copyright- (or at least "ownership"/credit) for music YOU've made

[top_biller]

But courts have found that a single exploitation in their territory is enough for them to make a ruling.

On paper fine, but there's not much proportionality or cost effectiveness in such an approach. There's no point suing in Guatemala to obtain an injunction which will only affect one single importer/retail point if the work is on general release in the UK. If sales are high enough then it would be sensible to seek an account of profits instead of damages so the territory in which the infringement is at the highest would be the territory to hit first. It would then be easier to bring successful proceedings in other countries or enforce the judgment elsewhere. Obviously the scale of the matter is important. If Maya's in a European country then it will be easier to enforce any judgment obtained there over here under the relevant EC regulations.

 

[xenon]

maya. can't really add anything to the advice. but you're reaction is perfectly reasonable. I know I'd be bloody furious in the same position whether money were involved or not.

 

[maya]

have you got anything written down at all...i'm not a musician so i don't know the tech words but song lyrics, music, anything like that? it might help prove your case?

nah, it's all electronic/experimental music- no lyrics, just instrumentals...*

(*well on a few tracks my voice is sort of featuring- but it's all chopped up, run through filters and effects, altered beyond recognition, so probably wouldn't help much!)

thanks everyone for all the advice and concerns,
yes i'm in a european country and YAY! i just remembered that this guy i know who's in a band actually have an attorney/lawyer who i might be able to ask about all the legal stuff, so i'm going to give him a call...

just to clarify-
i don't give a shit about the money (if i do happen to get some if this goes well, that's just a bonus, what i want is JUSTICE), what i want is MY NAME on the tracks i made, and the *proper* titles on each of those tracks
(i named each track, but for the release where they nicked my stuff without asking me, all of my tracks have been re-named with idiotic titles by them, very insulting especially as the song titles have very important meanings for me- i.e. one of the tracks i wrote after a very stormy relationship, and the song title of that track is a nod to something only him and i know, cryptic to everyone else but very emotional and important to me...and they had the cheek to just leave it out!)grrr