how do i copywrite my music.?

Answer 1

pretty much a little bit of everything that was written for the answers here are correct. The second you put pen to page, any work that is written in automattically copywritten. The trick is that you cannot prove this unless you have a time stamp on it. Hence the el cheapo method of mailing it to yourself and never opening the letter. This provides proof of a time frame in which it was written. Some people like to have more substantial protection and they therefore get an official copyright from the United Sates Copywright Office in Washington DC. Any of these is perfectly legal and binding. The only reason for mailing a sealed envelope of registering with the Copywright Office is to show written proof of completion date. But anything original that is written is by definition copywritten. Just like this answer.

Answer 2

My suggestion first is to seal proof of the music, CD, tape, music chart into an envelop and mail it to yourself. Do not open the envelop under any circumstances and keep it in a safe location. You may have another person keep it for you. What this does, if someone does claim your music as theirs, when you go to court, the envelop will have a mailing stamp from the US Post Office. By having the court open the envelop showing proof and when you wrote it, along with the offical date stamp on the envelop, this proof cannot be disputed. But the court has to open it to prove to them you did not do this after the fact and after the other person claims to have written it.
Next, you will need to go to a copywrite lawyer and have them file. Become a member of ASCAP and they will help you out as well.

Answer 3

You need to register your music. The government handles these and a lawyer should have the connections to this.

I'm only recommending a lawyer because I'm in a Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" tribute band and we're still working out the legal stuff. The guy in charge of it all said he's still talking to the lawyer so they might only deal with covers of songs etc. or they may also deal with copyrights.

I've heard of many websites that have copyright registration info, the government's own website is listed below in the links section. Other websites I wouldn't trust since they're not the direct link to obtaining a copyright; the government is.

The mail-to-self idea is totally invalid, it is not legal and is never actually observed as legal protection of your rights to produce your original work. It is impossible to defend cases against you or prosecute people who copy you if you use the mail-to-self tactic.

Answer 4

I'm the VP of a record company and the way that you secure your music is through ASCAP. They will in a sense copywrite your music and they are also responsible for collecting and distributing your royalties.

Answer 5

To copyright your lyrics/music, contact the library of congress and get an application and instructions or look under your local listings for your local copyright office.

Answer 6

PDF] Copyright Registration of MusicFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
copyright registration of music. fl-105 ... all the conditions are met as specified under the topic heading “Collections of Music” in the ...
www.copyright.gov/fls/fl105.pdf - Similar pages

Answer 7

Anything you create is automatically copyrighted the moment you create it.

You can strengthen your copyright protection by registering it with the copyright office. There are many books and websites that will explain this in better depth than I can here.

Answer 8

Legally, your song is copyrighted as soon as you put it down. However, if you were to have to prove that you wrote it in a court of law, it would be easier if you sent your song to the copyright office. Information can be found at http://www.copyright.gov.

Answer 9

Go to the official website of the US Government Copyright Office:

http://www.copyright.gov/

It can answer your questions, let you download the forms and will give you a list of the fees.

Answer 10

First thing you should do is get a radio to play it then send it to producers and try and make a deal with them. Once this happens your music will be copyrighted!