I've written some good tunes and want to know how to get them copy written. Any help would be appreciated?

Question

My songs I catagorize as Country/Rock . One song I can hear Brookes and Dunn singing . Another one I can hear Kidd Rock singing . I sing but don't think I have the vocals to make a career of it . What I need is guidance into the World of music . I need to know how I copy write my songs . How I can get them out into the music industry to see if they'll get picked up . I've been told for too many years to send my songs out there but never did, until now . Please give me wise words of guidance .

Answer 1

Poor man's or woman's copyright: Put your tunes, CD's in an envelope and mail it to yourself. The postmark is a legal document and your unsealed package will serve as proof the date you sent it and that you are the rightful owner of the intellectual property. Then, if you want to send to your favorite singer, you won't have to be worried that your song will get ripped off. Otherwise, pay the big $$ to ASCAP.

Answer 2

There are several music music sites that you can research. You need to ensure that your music is first - COPYWRITTEN! Do not take the chance of letting anyone hear your music without your own copywrite - Poor man's way of copywritting - enclose your written material with date, time, signature in an envelop and mail it to yourself. Put it in a file. Otherwise, you can write to Congress in Washington and pay them $50 for several songs to copywrite. BMI, EMI, ASCAP are the most popular publishers that I know of who will treat you fairly. Get yourself in a cheap studio (4 track is fine for writing) and put the music down. Most of these studios have a producer who will handle putting it all together - and most will have instruments and musicians to help you out. (I've been used a lot for vocals) - there are always singers out there who will put vocals down for you. You can probably get about 2-4 songs commited to tape for less than $200. Ask around. All cities have community magazines (The Rage, The Scene, to name a few) who specialize in entertainment information. Go to the classified section - there is always a list of hopefuls, studios, etc. If you are really serious - get with it -who knows - you could be accepting a Grammy this time next year, Good luck!

Answer 3

I had a friend in a band who would send himself (by U.S. mail) sealed copies of his music on discs. If any song ever got copycatted, the postmark would prove he had the songs first. Not exactly a copywrite, but I think this holds up in court. As for getting into the music industry? there are only 3 ways:

1. PURE LUCK- being in the right place at the right time (usually east coast, west coast or like Nashville. otherwise the odds are even slimmer.)

2. CONNECTIONS- you've got to have a concrete link. If you try to work with "your friend's cousin's girlfriend's uncle's golfing buddy," chances are nothing will ever materialize.

3. BEING INCREDIBLY TALENTED/GOOD LOOKING- but its really hard to please everybody, and usually this also needs a little help from the other two.

May the fickle gods of rock and roll be with you.

Answer 4

You can visit www.copyright.gov in order to accomplished the copyright piece. You can also use the "poor man's" copyright method but it is not the safest way should someone use your original works, and you need to take the matter to the courts. As far as getting your work out there, you need to flat out hustle. It would be a good idea to submit your works to the various labels that produce your genre of music. At the same time, nothing beats seeking out the help of a good manager that has connections to the music world. Talent is number one, but being connected is a close second in the music industry. : )

Good luck!!!!

Answer 5

To copyright your music you must register it with the Copyright Office. They have a website and forms at: http://www.copyright.gov/forms/. You can either register online or off. The fee is minimal, something like $35. You can copyright each piece separately or combine them into one registration packet. All the information you need to know about copyright is at the location above.

Sorry, but I can't help you with getting them out into the music industry. Don't know anything about that.

Answer 6

Put them in a sealed envelope and mail them to yourself.Be sure not to open the envelope.The post office dates is the official date so if anyone writes the same after that you can prove that yours came first!

Answer 7

write to the national copyright office and they will send you a packet

Answer 8

ive been trying to figure out the same thing. let me know if u get anything

Answer 9

just go to www.copyright.gov they have all the answers , it's really simple process. what are you waiting for ? GO !
http://www.copyright.gov/