I created the music and the lyrics to songs and I want to use in the public without someone stealing it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: They are automatically copyrighted in your name the instant they are placed in a tangible form!. You can also log on to copyright/gov, read all the instructions pertaining to literary copyrights, and submit copies of your compositions to the Library of Congress for registration!. Print a copy of the TX form from the Internet website, fill it out precisely as instructed, write a check--I think it's about $35 or so--and mail it!. You can include all your compositions into just one submission to the Library of Congress!. Of particular note, read the instructions on the website!. Expect your registrations about eight months from now!. Don't mail your compositions to yourself, thinking that is the old and mythical "poor man's copywrite!." Send your compositions to the Library of Congress for peace of mind!. Nevertheless, your creations are now copyrighted as you read this!.Www@QuestionHome@Com In one of my engineering classes, the professor said a good fallback plan was to mail yourself a copy of your copyrighted material -- designs, recordings, texts, etc!. -- and leave it in the sealed, postmarked package!. Here at work we mark all our documents as Copyright 'Company Name' 'Current Year' All Rights Reserved!.!.!. you should do that, even if it might not mean much legally!. To really be sure your stuff is safe you'd need to work with a studio / publisher or a lawyer to get things ironed out!. Really, though, if you can prove something is yours (by means of a sealed / postmarked package with original recordings, etc!.) then you're reasonably safe!.Www@QuestionHome@Com First you should approach your nearest legal court and have the copyrights papers, then you have to write down the details of your song and get the papers signed by the authorative legal advisor and lo you can enjoy your song, congratsWww@QuestionHome@Com You need to know the facts!. Check out this website!. http://www!.legalzoom!.com/sem/get-a-copyr!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com the second you write them down they are technically copyrighted and you dont ever need to register them i understand you may want to but its not needed your work is allready protected by lawWww@QuestionHome@Com I believe what you are looking for is this: www!.copyright!.gov/register/ Hope it works for you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |