Hello,one of my net friend said he can help me to send my demo(song composed and sing by myself) to record company.But how do i protect my song ?Just in case he may change the composer name to someone else.He's quite honest and the way he speak very gentlemen.We are doing online business together though we never meet each other before and we lived in different country,in our business i can see that he's very honest and he never cheat my money.If he want ,he can do it but he didn't.should i trust him?and how do i protect my songs?
thanks !!!
How do i protect songs that composed by myself?
If you are in the U.S., register your work with the U.S. Copyright Office. The link below will give you the information you need.
If you live in a different country, search for the copyright laws there. Most countries will recognize copyright from other countries, so you should not need to register in each country you will be sending it to.
*EDIT* - The %26quot;put it in a envelope and mail to yourself%26quot; (also known as %26quot;poor man's copyright%26quot;) is not a legal copyright, and cannot be used in court. Only registration through the copyright office is admissible in court (http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-ge鈥?/a> )
How do i protect songs that composed by myself?
dont share them = protected
A guard dog should do the trick.
you cannot protect a song, the music industry has been trying to do it for years with little to no success. IT can and will be recorded if it is any good for people to even want to steal it in the first place.
There is a simple legal trick you can use. It will cost you maybe $10, Take all your songs, write them down or make a separate demo disk. Place them in a SEALED envelope, take them to a notary, and have the date notarized on it by an official. then mail this to yourself. The reason for all this is, Notary's are sworn by law to place the right date on things, and mailing it to yourself insure it was not tampered with because the postal system is a government branch, and because it is a federal crime to tamper with mail. lastly NEVER OPEN THE ENVELOPE!!!! If you ever need to work a case against fraud or anything like that, u take that to court, and you can PROVE that the songs were originally yours
