Copyright question

[Henry Low]

I have a question about copyrighting a song that I have wrote.

How do I go about doing that? What are the steps and requirements?

Thanks.

[theron]

it is my VERY loose understanding that an original work is already copywrite. You can register your copywrite at the Library of Congress to prove documentation should a problem arise.

Also, do a search on the forum because this has been covered in more legal and helpfull terms than I've offered.
Theron.

[ifpo238]

If you wrote it, it's automatically copywrited, and you own the copywrite. It remains in effect 50 years after your death.

Proving you wrote it is a different story. You can register your copywrite w/ the Library of Congress.

For a song or musical composition, use form PA. For a sound recording, use form SR. I think there's, like, a $20 fee.

The forms are available at the Library of Congress website at http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/forms/

Hope this helps!