My daughter has written a few songs..how can she get them to artists without losing rights to them?

Question

My daughter has written a few gospel songs that sound really great. I find myself humming them. I think they are good enough to be sung by famous artists. What is the best way to get songs to artists without losing rights to the songs?

Answer 1

Since she wrote them. She needs to copyright them first before anything else so she won't lose her Author rights.

1. She has to copyright her songs first and foremost:
to protect her rights as a songwriter.
You go right here www.copyright.gov and download the forms SR or PA...depending on her situation. Since she's written them for someone else to use. I think she would use the PA form if I'm not mistaken. This is a very critical and important step so she won't lose her true Authorship, song rights and future royalties in case it becomes a big hit song down the road.

2. Record a little demo of those songs on a CD disk.
It doesn't have to be fancy, but thos songs have to be on CD disk so you can submit it to the Library of Congress along with her Copyright application.

3. Then, after she has done that. Start shopping that CD demo of her songs around town to local bands, Artists & Record labels to see if anyone wants to record it on their CDs. This is the hardest part of all.

4. Good luck

Answer 2

Put typed, or hand-written copies of the songs in an envelope and mail them to herself. The sealed envelope will be stamped and dated, and the only way she would have possession of an envelope like this with those songs inside, would be if she had, indeed, composed them herself. She could put the envelope in the bank for safe-keeping, or else give them to a lawyer to keep in his office. But, even if she has them in a safe place at home, if there is ever any dispute about whose work the songs really are, that envelope pretty much cinches it.

Answer 3

That is really wonderful that ur daughter rights her own songs. That will definatly take her somewhere. As for getting them noticed i would take them to a record company which can be expensive and hard to do depending on where u live. But once you get them signed by the record company then you will be able to play them on the radio and stuff. Good Luck wtih everything =)

Answer 4

Claim a common-law copyright or get them published by a music publisher before taking to an artist.

Answer 5

Getting them there isn't the problem. She has to have a contract to protect herself. Google copyright laws US or Canada. There is a website for both countries that explains how to do this and what her rights are.

Answer 6

Have them Copyrighted first.

Go to, "Library of Congress, Copyright Office", and send for
Copyright Kit.

Answer 7

you would probably need to call up a record label, they could probably give you the best answers