How Do I Copyright My Songs ?

Answer 1

When musicians say they want to "copyright" their work, they mean they want to formally register their ownership of the copyrights with the U.S. government.

Interesting Fact: Although you must fix your work in a tangible form in order for copyright law to take effect, the copyrights themselves exist independent of the tangible form. So, for example, if you give someone a copy of your original sheet music, they gain ownership of those sheets of paper, but not the right to copy, distribute, record, or publicly perform the music

Answer 2

Your songs are indeed now copyrighted as soon as they are written. To *register* a copyright, which will help out if there's ever a question of "who wrote this anyway", you need to register the with the appropriate government office. Mailing it to yourself is not legally binding.

You'll need either sheet music or a phonorecording to copyright, as well as the appropriate forms as mentioned by other posters.

Answer 3

Click on this link to get the forms you need. You may want to click the home page at top first tho so you can get all the info you need.

Answer 4

Register them, or if you want to go the cheap route, mail them to yourself and leave them sealed, that way if there is ever any question, you have proof it's your song, with a postmarked date to put a date to it.

Answer 5

WRITE TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IN WASHINGTON
D.C. THEY'LL SEND YOU THE FORMS FOR COPYRIGHTS..

Answer 6

http://www.copyright.gov/faq.html