DIGIPACK SYMBOLS !!!!

MEANING OF THE COPYRIGHT SYMBOLS + OTHERS

THE ‘C’This symbol is normally

accompanied by the year and the artists

name. It is the copyright symbol and it indicates

the copyright of the lyrics and music on the

album

THE ‘P’This symbol is normally

accompanied by the artists name or record label. It indicates the copyright of sound

recordings.

THE OTHER ‘C’This same copyright

symbol which is normally placed near

the artwork or photographs on the

digipak and accompanied by the

year and artist name is for the protection of any artwork or photography

taken for the digipak

THE BARCODE This is the barcode and its usually located near the bottom of the page. The

barcode allows the distributors to track the

sales of the album.

PUBLISHING INFORMATION• This is located at the bottom of the back of the digipack. It’s just there to

show who the music’s ownership rights belong to and it also has some sort of legal protection in the sense that if your name isn’t on it you don’t

get paid and you can’t sue them. They usually always put “All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws”