Comments on: The Electronic Copyright Office

By: Brian Hazard

Brian Hazard — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:00:41 +0000

I’d wait a few more months and then call.

There’s an article on the Electronic Copyright Office in the new issue of Recording Magazine. I haven’t read through it yet, but from a quick skim, it looks like the author had many of the same problems.

By: Geoff Melchor

Geoff Melchor — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:45:37 +0000

I filed a claim 7 months ago (paid and uploaded and have “open” status) and still not received any response from them, any comments?

By: Harper

Harper — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:13:26 +0000

Thanks for the post! I just had the same thing happen and your blog reassuringly popped up when I tried to search what on earth a siebel shortcut was. best of luck!

By: Brian Hazard

Brian Hazard — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:10:16 +0000

It’s been so long since I’ve done this, I don’t remember all the specifics. I do remember that it “took” even after seeing the Siebel notice. If you try to log in again, you should hopefully the transaction listed as paid.

Good luck with your new screenplay. Maybe the protagonist should be Rightbrain.

By: Richard Marcus

Richard Marcus — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:31:18 +0000

First: Like other writers/artists responding to the eCO mess it’s so great to know that I am not the only one who was made crazy by it. ESPECIALLY the hope crushing “Seibel” notice at the end.
Second: From what I’ve read above it doesn’t mean my screenplay was not registered. Right? Yes?
Third: Can anyone out there help me with the fact that NOWHERE ON THE FORM DID THEY ASK ME TO ACTUALLY SEND MY SCREENPLAY!
What do I do next? Anybody have an answer you can contact me at rmarcus8@comcast.net. Seriously.
Fourth: A vent. Not to over generalize but we’re artists and except for a very few of the creative friends I have most of us have a hard time with the linear/cybe/techno world (Read: ADHD).
Fifth: The next cold, vicious, arts hating villain I create will be named Seibel.Unless somebody figures out how to copyright it first.

By: Dawn Red

Dawn Red — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:40:52 +0000

I have registered several things with the eCO and other than being redundant and inefficient as far as the flow from page to page its been okay. I like the fact that it saves me a little bit of money to register thru the eCO vs the old form. But one problem I have determined is dont forget your user ID and password! Just the other day logged on to register 2 new works and discovered that I didnt have my password catalog with me. Tried everything I can think of but forgot about the “Special Character” that you have to put in the password! So I tried the “Forgot Password/Reset Password” Option, put in the USER ID which I new was correct and the email that I get all of my email notifications too for the registrations and it told me there was no USER ID or Account on File to match the information submitted. Just for kicks and giggles, after finally decoding the password by going through to set up a new account with all the same info and it told me the password requirements I was able to determine the password! A Whole HOUR spent trying to get logged in, after that took about 20 minutes to get the whole thing completed! So be careful – if you forget or misplace your password, be ready to start a new account because for atleast now their Forgot Password function isnt worth a darn!

By: Brian Hazard

Brian Hazard — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:35:36 +0000

I received my certificates of registration today, less than six months after registering my latest album and EP. My memory may be faulty, but that seems pretty much on par with the previous six registrations I’ve filed.

By: Brian Hazard

Brian Hazard — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:07:39 +0000

It sounds like most of us opened a new window and logged back in to the system, to find it worked despite the Siebel message. If that’s not the case, call!

By: richard handwerk

richard handwerk — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:33:37 +0000

i went thru the process in july.
some how figured out how to complete w/the seibel message.
now i’m back to square one.
when i receive that message how do i proceed?

By: Mai Bloomfield

Mai Bloomfield — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:02:27 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with the comments and frustrations over the convoluted eCO system! GEEZ. It was a drag to go through it, and when I got stuck at the same “Siebel” error message, I did a little searching and that’s how I came across your article. I’m adding this comment in hopes that MAYBE some of this energy will lead back to eCO and they’ll figure out the current system STINKS!! And hopefully they will make it easier, cause we all know it could definitely be more interactively friendly and efficient! Someone please help!!