How do I Copyright my songs?

January 22nd, 2009 | by songs |
REDHATS779 asked:


I have lots of songs but dont want them stolen, Im thinking about just recording my voice speaking the songs? Unsure how to copyright them, please help, Thanks!

BRETT
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  1. 7 Responses to “How do I Copyright my songs?”

  2. By Morecards on Jan 26, 2009 | Reply

    EDMUND

    I don’t know

  3. By Susan on Jan 29, 2009 | Reply

    GILBERTO

    You’ll probably have to go through alot of stuff, and it’s very complicated.

  4. By jojo on Jan 30, 2009 | Reply

    BRETT

    I hope this helps.

  5. By mamianka on Jan 31, 2009 | Reply

    CLYDE

    Contact ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers - in NYC) or BMI. You can do this without a lawyer. You will need a decent lead sheet - all music must have a printed copy. Most people use a notation program like Sibelius or Finale now - so much easier than script.

  6. By Retrodude on Feb 3, 2009 | Reply

    BOB

    1st thing I do is put the original in the mail, send it to myself thereby establishing proof of date. Don’t open it or your nullifying the purpose. Maybe even notarizing it, a witness of you sealing it. Have them mail it to you as well.
    Until you can register it as copywritten this should suffice proof of ownership. This is what I’ve done and it worked for me. Peace-out.

  7. By chessmaster1018 on Feb 4, 2009 | Reply

    ARRON

    Go to the library and get books on how to publish music, they have tons of them, and then see if you can find books on ASCAP, I’ve had these books so I know that they have them, they may even have them on line, just go on google and type in ASCAP, and I bet tons of sites will come up that you can find out everything that you want to know, good luck, bye.

  8. By guitarpicker56 on Feb 6, 2009 | Reply

    BURT

    Creative works are automatically copyrighted once they are put in a tangible form. But you can also file for a certified registration from the copyright.gov/ website. Different procedures are established between musical creations and written stories. Read the directions, fill out the appropriate form, write a check for $35 to the Library of Congress, and then mail it. You can send one song or a hundred if so listed on the application and continuation sheets–all for the same price.

    Approximately eight months later you will receive your certificate of registration.

    Read carefully the directions.

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