DayByStory
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Hello everyone, I am trying to get into the music licensing business and had a couple questions I'm hoping some of you can help me with.
What should I do BEFORE submitting music to a licensing site?
Do I need to have all my material copyrighted with the Library of Congress? Do I need to register it with ASCAP? If I register with ASCAP, does that mean it's copyrighted or I have to do that seperately?
As far as copyrighting, what consitutes a "collection?"
I haven't copyrighted anything in the past. Can I copyright ALL the songs and compositions I've written in one collection, even though they were seperate LPs, EPs, and singles over the past few years? Or does each album, EP, etc have to be a seperate collection?
Please help. I've tried to learn what I can from the Library of Congress website, but all the legal talk is hard for me to fully understand. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
What should I do BEFORE submitting music to a licensing site?
Do I need to have all my material copyrighted with the Library of Congress? Do I need to register it with ASCAP? If I register with ASCAP, does that mean it's copyrighted or I have to do that seperately?
As far as copyrighting, what consitutes a "collection?"
I haven't copyrighted anything in the past. Can I copyright ALL the songs and compositions I've written in one collection, even though they were seperate LPs, EPs, and singles over the past few years? Or does each album, EP, etc have to be a seperate collection?
Please help. I've tried to learn what I can from the Library of Congress website, but all the legal talk is hard for me to fully understand. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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