QUESTION
How could I protect my song while trying to sell it?
Asked on May 15th, 2015 on Patents - Utah
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I have written a song along with lyrics that I would like to shop around to advertising agencies. I am almost certain that this music is unique. How can I protect the song while looking to sell to one of these advertising agencies?
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Your song is already protected by U.S. copyright law because it is an original work fixed in a permanent medium.
Answered on May 18th, 2015 at 4:17 AM
Appellate Litigation Attorney serving Boston, MA
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Visit the US Copyright Office website (www.copyright.gov) for information regarding registration of your music, lyrics and any sound recording of the same. Here is a summary from the website: Registration of a Musical Composition and a Sound Recording with a Single Application Although they are separate works, a musical composition and a sound recording may be registered together on a single application if ownership of the copyrights in both is exactly the same. To register a single claim in both works, give information about the author(s) of both the musical composition and the sound recording. GOOD LUCK!
Answered on May 15th, 2015 at 4:14 PM
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File a copyright application with the US Copyright Office.
Answered on May 15th, 2015 at 3:51 PM