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The registration titled "Amazing Grace (Album) by Aretha Franklin" is actually a copyright document for a collection of 41 musical compositions, as indicated by the phrase "consisting of 41 parts" and the listing of individual song titles and composers [1]. The passages do not mention Aretha Franklin or her album "Amazing Grace" beyond the title; instead, they detail works like "Working for Jesus," "My amazing grace" (credited to John Newton & Frank White), and many others by various composers [2][4]. This discrepancy reveals that the registration's subject is not Aretha Franklin's album but rather a bulk filing of gospel and religious songs by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing and Bridge Building Music, Inc. [1].
The likely subject is a compilation of public-domain gospel compositions, as the document notes it is "a work of the United States federal government" and thus in the public domain [1]. The title "Amazing Grace (Album) by Aretha Franklin" appears to be a misnomer or a filing label, while the actual content is a list of 41 separate hymns and spiritual songs, such as "No broken hearts," "Precious Lord, you've been so good to me," and "Worthy is the Lamb" [3][4][5]. The…
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Title: Amazing Grace (Album) by Aretha Franklin ← Glory Special & 19618 other titles; musical compositions → A copyright registration by "Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc. d.b.a. Stamps-Baxter Music." and "Bridge Building Music, Inc.", consisting of 41 parts. Document numbers V3432D859-V3432D899. Complete document is "V3432 D859-899 P1-1013" 286151 Glory Special & 19618 other titles; musical compositions D859 D860 D861 D862 D863 D864 D865 D866 D867 D868 D869 D870 D871 D872 D873 D874 D875 D876 D877 D878 D879 D880 D881 D882 D883 D884 D885 D886 D887 D888 D889 D890 D891 D892 D893 D894 D895…
← 40 Glory Special & 19618 other titles 41 → 286221 Glory Special & 19618 other titles — 41 Working for Jesus - Lynwood McCoy Smith & Chester Wyatt Working for Jesus - J. M. Henson & Mrs. Tom Wallace Working for my King - Edward E. Adams & Howard L. Frazier Working for my Savior - Walter Holmes Working for the King of Kings - J. R. Baxter, Jr. & Christopher C. Stafford Working for the Lord - Isaiah Smith & A. J. Thompson Working for the Master - J. A. Collier Working for the Savior - Clifford W. Hatcher Working for the Savior - Herbert Cordell Working in the vineyard - Amos A. Hurt & John L.…
tty Marie Reid & Jimmy L. Jeffress With my Jesus ever be - Leonette B. Allen & Glenn Cline No time for God - Leonette B. Allen Autumn time - Leonette B. Allen Where God leads - C. Denise Locke Either way - Hubert Armstrong He is the door - W. H. Compelube & Thomas R. Wilson Precious Lord, you've been so good to me - W. H. Compelube & Thomas R. Wilson Can you see the mountain top? By Alan Mahaffey & Thurman E. Coffey. I have a longing - Alan Mahaffey & Thurman E. Coffey Joy awaits - Alan Mahaffey Praise his name - Alan Mahaffey We'll sing a new song - Belton Cobb He could have left me - Aletha…
ks My amazing grace - John Newton & Frank White New ground - Tim Lovelace Next door to me - Thomas R. Wilson & Luther M. Hutchins No broken hearts - Odell White No chance beyond the grave - Otto Teel No diff'rence then - James B. Coats No disappointments there - Eugene H. Whitt No divisions in heaven - Clyde Williams & Lester Williams No dust on my Bible - Buell S. Thompson No fault can I find - Thomas R. Wilson & E. M. Baygents No friend on earth - James B. Coats & James Webb No goodbyes in heaven - Otis Burdette No greater love - Videt Polk No greater love - Marvin Dalton No longer said -…
eems I see the lights / Writer, Terry Pillow. It seems that I can see the ha / Writers, Clyde Williams & Rupert Cravens. It should have been me / Writer, Otis Burdette, Jr. It takes a lot of faith / Writer, Walter Duck. It takes a lot of love / Writer, Luther G. Presley. It takes the Lord / Writers, Jesse W. Baker & Juanita King. It was for me / Writer, Eloise Phillips. It was for me / Writer, Cleavant Derricks. It was for you and me / Writer, G. T. Speer. It was God's great love / Writer, Y. Jefford. It was his grace that set me f / Writers, W. Lee Higgins & A. J. Showalter. It was Jesus /…
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- Explain the fundamental contradiction between this document being a "copyright registration by 'Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.'" and simultaneously declared "in the public domain... because it is a work of the United States federal government."
- If you had to describe the primary purpose of this specific copyright entry to a non-expert, what would you say it is registering or cataloging, and what are the implications of its "41 parts"?
- Considering the numerous individual compositions and their specific composers listed, what might be the underlying structure or compilation method that links these distinct works under a single registration, and how does this complicate the public domain claim?
- As a legal consultant, what specific questions would you immediately ask to clarify the true copyright status of any single song listed within this document, and why is this deeper inquiry necessary?