Can anyone explain how to copyright

[MalikZiplock]

Hello,
Can anyone help me?
I need to know what the best way is to copyright my
material. I have a so many songs, but am too afraid to
shop them around, at least until I know how to protect
myself. Is there anyone out there who can shed light
on my problem please?
Greatly Appreciated
MZ

 

[peanutbutter12]

http://www.copyright.gov/

It's about $30 a song but if you have intentions of doing something with them, it's worth it.

Also there is the poor mans copyright which is putting a copy in the mail and mailing it to yourself so that the post puts a date on it. Don't ever open it. It's convinient if you ever want to prove something is yours but it won't hold up as well as getting a US copyright.

CJ

 

[BuddyJesus89]

As soon as you write something it is copywrittin by you, as long as you can prove that you wrote it before anyone else (poor mans copywrite is a good way to do this).

 

[RJHarmony84]

Cheapest and easiest way is to put your songs, or recordings of them, in an envelope, drop it at the post office, and mail it to yourself.

If anybody steals the song from you later, you'll have a sealed envelope with a US Government dated stamp on it to have the judge open at court.

All you need to do to prove theft of intellectual property is produce evidence that you came up with it first, and you'll be awarded damages.