How do you copyright your music?

Tranman66 · Post by **Tranman66** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 11:42 pm

^^ thanks

jsgksu · Post by **jsgksu** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 11:43 pm

your welcome

Swe dmbfan · Post by **Swe dmbfan** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 11:43 pm

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Brock · Post by **Brock** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:05 am

http://www.copyright.gov/register/performing.html

onid41 · Post by **onid41** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:07 am

Swe dmbfan wrote:http://www.google.se/search?hl=sv&q=How ... ning&meta=

lol google in swedish

Post by **jkanter** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:37 am

Here is the easiest way to "copyright" a song.

1) Record the song
2) Put it on CD
3) Go to the post office
4) Mail that CD to yourself as certified mail making sure to put in the certified part what's inside
5) Keep the certified mail part and when you receive the CD...DO NOT OPEN IT.

Keep it closed until someone comes up w/ the hit song that you wrote, "I wanna be your resident"....and then they become president and you sue them

Edit: This only works if they come up w/ pretty much your exact song from a lyrical or musical standpoint...but it's still a way. Elliot(gcomm) was the one to first bring this up on the boards I believe...do a search see what he said about it

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:46 am

thats awesome...

sunglassesatnight · Post by **sunglassesatnight** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:17 pm

I thought that a few years ago that there was a law passed that any original work inherently holds a copywright. Maybe I'm mistaken.

Brock · Post by **Brock** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 3:40 pm

slimerdmb24 wrote:I thought that a few years ago that there was a law passed that any original work inherently holds a copywright. Maybe I'm mistaken.

That is correct. However, it sometimes can be hard to prove in a court of law if you have no way of showing that you created the content before a person that is infringing on your copyright. Spending 30 bucks to register it is cheap, in my opinion.

sunglassesatnight · Post by **sunglassesatnight** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:11 pm

I would agree, just wondering. Thanks Brock.

kcw · Post by **kcw** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:37 pm

Yea if you say its copyrighted it is it just isnt provable (sp?). So the best way would be to mail it or pay to get it done.

But with paying can you register a whole cd at a time or just one song at a time.

GuitarGuy305 · Post by **GuitarGuy305** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:47 pm

The best way is to pay the government (ack!) to get it done. There are books out there, such as the Songwriters Market 2005 that detail how to do it. They give tips like copyrighting like 10 songs at once as a "collection" for one fee. You can then amend your collection to separate the songs or something like that. I'd go to your local Barnes and Nobles and check it out.

Adam

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:25 pm

btw, did you guys know that the copyright lyrics to Halloween is just simply "love, love, love"

I wonder if you could really get away with that.

Swe dmbfan · Post by **Swe dmbfan** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:35 pm

wow.. why?

Beauford33 · Post by **Beauford33** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:43 pm

Swe dmbfan wrote:wow.. why?

I thought it because he didnt want to upset his mom, or something. I dont know.