Yep. There are many, many folks trying to take advantage of folks. The 
basic rule with songs and to my knowledge, anything in print. If you 
aren't  going to get paid for the work and/or are being asked to kick in 
money for publishing or the like, you are about to be had. Unfortunately 
there are those posing in the Christian realm too.

Brad




At 08:09 PM 8/26/2007, you wrote:
>I made a big mistake years ago and sent a manuscript on prayer to an agent
>who advertised in Charisma magazine.  After sending it, he said he would
>give me a 50 percent discount so if I would send him 350 dollars, he'd get
>to work on making contacts.  He got so he wouldn't answer his phone when I
>called but let the answering machine pick it up.  I finally wrote and asked
>him for references and if not the actual author's names, the titles of their
>published works so I could check them out at the library.  He claimed to
>have gotten dozens of people published.  He never answered that letter but
>sent my manuscript back.  Thank God I never paid him a dime.
>
>Phil.