The safest way to copyright your song is to
register it with the REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS at the Library of Congress in
Washington, D.C
This is a simple process:
- Fill out an application (called a PA form)
- Put together the ITEMS TO BE COPYRIGHTED
- Send the application, and the items to be
copyrighted to the REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS along with a fee (as of 3/99, the fee is $20 per
song).
When the PA form is returned to you, it will
include a UNIQUE NUMBER documenting you and your ownership of the song AS OF THE DATE THE
REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS RECEIVED YOUR PA FORM. So, file as soon as possible!
Copyrighting
Your Songs