"Is this really a song written by Haohao? Other than liking music, I have never seen him write songs. Jianming, what do you think is going on?”Sun Hao's mother, Huang Shufen, asked her husband in puzzlement when she saw her son suddenly appear on TV.
"Can't the child write some songs? Don't tell me that he has to ask you for permission to write songs? Even if I tell you, you won't understand. We're not from the same generation as them. We can't figure out what the children are thinking. However, I support Haohao.”Sun Jianming fully supported Sun Hao this time. Seeing his son have the courage to expose the ugliness of others, Sun Jianming was still very happy.
"Alright, alright, I won't ask anymore, alright? As expected of a teacher. He started off with a bunch of theories. Quickly take a look at what's going on.”His mother, Huang Shufen, said to Sun Jianming as she watched the audience on TV start discussing.
At this time, Wang Xin ran onto the stage and said angrily to Sun Hao,""What right do you have to say that you wrote this? I was the one who sang this song first, and you stole my song and now you're saying that I plagiarized yours?”
Sun Hao didn't want to make a big deal out of this matter. He just wanted to disqualify Wang Xin. He didn't expect Wang Xin to be so ignorant and even run to the stage to confront him, so Sun Hao asked Wang Xin in a mocking tone,"Oh? Are you sure you wrote the song yourself?”
"Of course I wrote it. What makes you think I didn't write it?”Wang Xin looked at Principal Zhang, who was standing below the stage. Other than Sun Hao and Ni Ying, Principal Zhang was the only one who had heard this song before. However, when she saw Principal Zhang smiling at the scene on the stage without any dissatisfaction, Wang Xin seemed to suddenly understand something, so she turned around and continued to argue with Sun Hao.
"That's right, Student Sun Hao. Just because you know how to sing this song doesn't mean that it was composed by you. After all, Wang Xin was the one who sang first. If there was no strong evidence, Wang Xin could not be disqualified.”At this moment, the judge also spoke.
"Alright then…" Sun Hao turned his head to the judges and said,""In that case, Wang Xin, let me ask you something. Since you said that you composed this song yourself, what mode did you use to compose it?”
Wang Xin thought for a moment and said,"I used the main melody of D to compose it."”
"It seems that you have some foundation in music theory.”Sun Hao looked at the judges with a smile and asked,""Then when did you compose this song?”
"Two days ago. Why?" Wang Xin looked at Sun Hao's teasing eyes and felt that something was wrong. However, he still said righteously.
"Are you sure you wrote it? It was not too late to regret now. Otherwise, it'll be very embarrassing." Sun Hao wanted to give Wang Xin one last chance.
"It's…it's my original work. So? Do you have any ideas?" Wang Xin, who was feeling a little guilty, suddenly remembered that she was older than Sun Hao. She had nothing to be afraid of when facing a seventh-year-old child.
"Alright then." "Brother Li, come up." Sun Hao said to the audience.”
Just as everyone was puzzled, a young man came up from the stage. It was Song Chunfeng. Song Chunfeng walked up to the stage and greeted Sun Hao. Then, he took out a file and handed it to Sun Hao. He turned around and walked off the stage.
"I have the copyright to the song 'Cold to the End' in my hands. Do you still want to quibble?" Sun Hao waved the folder in his hand.
"You…you say it's copyright?”Wang Xin knew that she had lost, but she was still a little unwilling.
"Then let the professional judges take a look.”Sun Hao handed the folder to the judges below the stage.
In fact, Sun Hao had long thought that others might steal his songs, because Sun Hao, who had come from the future, understood the importance of copyright. Therefore, when Song Chunfeng agreed to help Sun Hao, Sun Hao instructed him to register the copyright of all of Sun Hao's songs. Just when Wang Xin was singing Sun Haoge on stage, Sun Hao had already used the phone in the dressing room to inform Song Chunfeng to rush over. That was why this scene happened.
The copyrights were very important because they determined who actually owned the songs and records, as well as who could earn royalties.
When a songwriter wrote a song, the copyright was automatically obtained once the song was formed (such as a record or printed into a score). However, in order to sue for copyright violation, the song should be registered with the copyright office of the Library of Congress. In any case, songs should be registered before being released to the public domain (available on websites, etc.).
If a person had written a song at work (maybe you worked for an advertising company and wrote a song for a commercial), then the song didn't belong to that person--it belonged to the company, because that person wrote the song as part of his job. By the same logic, if this person had been commissioned to write a work, it was also part of the collective work. However, in this case, the agreement signed by the person would specifically state that it was a "work for hire".
As the copyright owner, Sun Hao had the right to reprint the song with the copyright, create a copy or variation of the song, and publicly distribute, perform, and display it. If Sun Hao had sung and recorded the song himself, then Sun Hao would also hold the recording rights, completely separating him from others. They also had the right to broadcast or perform in public through digital audio transmission.
By granting someone a license, they could allow him to use Sun Hao's songs. However, after the recording and public distribution of the song, the compulsory license would be waived. Anyone who wanted to dabble in the song did not need Sun Hao's special permission. However, they need to pay the legal royalty rate to Sun Hao according to the law. They also need to inform you that they are preparing to release this song and send Sun Hao a royalty settlement every month. Without the consent of the copyright owner, they were not allowed to make any changes to the lyrics or melody, nor were they allowed to change the "basic characteristics of the song." If the song was altered, it would be considered a derivative work. Record companies rarely used compulsory permits because they didn't want to provide monthly royalty statements. They contacted the copyright owners and obtained direct permission so that they could negotiate the terms more freely.
The reason why Sun Hao paid special attention to copyrights was that he knew that many people who did not register their copyrights in the future would end up in a tragic situation.
Country music legend Merle Haggard had 37 songs on the Top 10 Country Music Charts (including 23 number one songs). However, he had never received a single royalty check because he had not registered the copyright. It wasn't until he released an album through a small punk rock record company, Epitaph, that this situation came to an end.
"The three of us have confirmed that the copyright statement provided by Sun Hao is true and effective. Therefore, we announce that Wang Xin is disqualified from the competition.”After ten minutes, the representative of the judges announced the result.
"Just you wait, Sun Hao. This matter won't be settled just like that.”After learning the result, Wang Xin said fiercely to Sun Hao, then turned around and walked out of the stage.
After Wang Xin left the stage, the live competition continued. The contestants behind Ni Ying were all about the same level. None of them were too eye-catching, and none of them sang too badly. Their average score was between 25 and 27 points.
Since Sun Hao had sung the song " Cold to the End " when he exposed Wang Xin, the judges asked Sun Hao to sing this song again during the competition.
Sure enough, Sun Hao didn't disappoint. When he sang it again, he was better than Wang Xin in both the guitar and the song. Moreover, through the control of the voice, Sun Hao sang the song more perfectly. Therefore, when Sun Hao finished his performance, he got a full score of 30 points, which undoubtedly won the first place.
In front of the television, Sun Hao's mother, Huang Shufen, was also very happy. Her son had won first place in his first competition, and it was even broadcast live on television. When he returned to the unit, he would definitely be very proud. Therefore, she immediately showed off to Sun Jianming beside her,"Did you see that? Our son won the championship. This is the result of my support for his music studies. If it weren't for me, you definitely wouldn't have agreed to let our son participate in the competition.”
"Alright, alright, I was wrong, alright? You are the wise and decisive parent. I'll leave the education of my son to you in the future.”Sun Jianming looked at his wife's excitement and pursed his lips as he said helplessly.
On the way back from the Cultural Palace, Principal Zhang kept praising Sun Hao and Ni Ying. Neither of them said anything and just held each other's hands. He silently felt the other party's feelings. After experiencing a war without smoke today, the two of them realized that their relationship had improved. Ni Ying found that she seemed to be more dependent on this cute and handsome boy beside her.
The car stopped outside their house. After Sun Hao and Ni Ying said goodbye to Principal Zhang Chang, they walked into the stairwell together. He stopped at the entrance of Ni Ying's house.
"Thank you for being so worried about me today. You made me feel that you're really a good girl. Don't think about what happened today anymore. The past is the past.”Sun Hao said to Ni Ying softly as he stroked her soft hair.
"Forget it, stop talking. Everything is in the past. I'm just worried that Wang Xin won't let it go so easily.”Ni Ying said worriedly.
"Don't worry about him. Your singing today was very beautiful, don't think too much. Have a good rest. You must be very tired after this game. I'm going upstairs too." Sun Hao opened the door for Ni Ying and said gently.
"Alright then, you should rest early too. Goodbye.”Ni Ying turned around and walked into the living room.
"Goodbye." Sun Hao said softly.
When Sun Hao returned home, he found a large pile of dishes on the table in the living room. They were steaming hot and the fragrance was very tempting. He saw his mother, Huang Shufen, still busy in the kitchen, while his father, Sun Jianming, was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper as usual.
"Mom, are we having guests today? Why did you make so many dishes?" Sun Hao asked his mother, who was busy in the kitchen.
"Oh, Haohao is back. No one came today. Come and wash your hands. Mom made you a lot of delicious food today. There are your favorite cola chicken wings and slippery prawns.”When his mother, Huang Shufen, saw that her son had returned, she hurriedly told Sun Hao to wash his hands.
"Mom is really different today. Could it be that a second spring has appeared?”Sun Hao looked at the table full of delicious food and sighed.
"Brat, how can you talk to your mother like that? Isn't it because your mother is happy to see you get first place in today's competition?”His father, Sun Jianming, walked over from the living room and patted Sun Hao's head.
When the three of them started eating dinner, Huang Shufen asked Sun Hao,""Haohao, your father and I watched your competition today. Did you really write that song yourself?”
Hearing his mother's question, Sun Hao almost spat out the mouthful of rice he had just eaten. He said,"Mom, that's called 'Cold to the End.' I learned guitar from my tutor some time ago. I learned some accompaniment songs and combined them with other songs to make it. I really wrote it. Didn't you see that I still have the copyright on TV?”
"I told you it was written by my son. Why are you always suspecting this and that?”His father, Sun Jianming, stood by the side and said,""My son is definitely like me. He has been so talented since he was young.”
Huang Shufen heard her husband's words and smiled."Look at you two, father and son. Alright, let's not discuss this anymore. Haohao, the girl who performed with you today is your Auntie Li's child, right? I know he's in the same class as you, but why are you holding hands on stage?”
"This…I saw that she was too scared to go on stage, so I pulled her up.”Sun Hao didn't want his parents to know that he had a virgin friend so early, so he answered covertly.
"Is it like this? I don't think so. Haohao, how old are you this year? Don't date a female classmate so early. You're still too young. Your main task now is to study. There's no result in dating so early.”Her mother, Huang Shufen, persuaded.
"I know, Mom. Mom, I'm full. I'm going in to do my homework.”Sun Hao ran into his room.
"This child." His mother sighed.
After returning to his room, Sun Hao began to recall what he had experienced since his rebirth. She entered junior high school like in the future, but she didn't go through the three years of junior high school like in the future. Instead, she participated in two performances at the beginning. The way he treated Ni Ying was also very different from the later generations.
Sun Hao had heard of the butterfly effect. If a butterfly in the Arctic flapped its wings, a storm might occur in the Antarctic. Sun Hao was like this now. After his rebirth, Sun Hao was very different from the later generations. Would the whole world change because of Sun Hao's change?
If that really happened, it would be hard to predict what would happen in the future. Take singing for example. It was very likely that Sun Hao, this " butterfly ", would bring changes to the entire Chinese music industry and even the world of pop music. Sun Hao's experience in the future would also change. In that case, Sun Hao would not be able to predict the future and take the classic songs of the future as his own. Perhaps because of this small change, many singers 'songs were brought forward. If that was the case, Sun Hao wouldn't be able to use the future to infer the current pop music scene.
Sun Hao was very troubled. Perhaps he was thinking too much. At least the pop music scene hadn't changed at all.
Sun Hao slowly fell asleep.
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