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Tips on copyright registration of your musicWe cannot give legal advice about how to copyright your music, but we have copied the following useful information directly from the U.S. Copyright Office website (www.copyright.gov) on 3/25/06:
Therefore, when you write a song, you can register your Musical Composition following the instructions on the U.S. Copyright Office page for Performing Arts Works, at http://www.copyright.gov/register/performing.html. This page also has links for downloading the appropriate forms (Form PA or Short Form PA). When you make a recording of your song, you can register your Sound Recording following the instructions on the U.S. Copyright Office page for Sound Recordings, at http://www.copyright.gov/register/sound.html. This page also has links for downloading the appropriate form (Form SR). Each application has an application fee of $45 (the fee increased from $30 on July 1, 2006). As stated above, you can register both the Musical Composition and the Sound Recording together in a single application if you claim ownership to both. More information is available on the U.S. Copyright Office website (www.copyright.gov).
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