Is your music copyrighted....

     Is your music copyrighted or do you have the “poor man’s copyright;” which doesn’t stand up legally in court that is if you expect to get paid for copyright infringement?  By law your music is copyrighted as soon as it is fixated on a hard copy.  But the only true way to establish a copyright is through the U.S. Copyright office; legal way that is.  It will establish the date and time your work was first written or song plus of course by whom.  This information is important if you have to go to court to establish ownership of your work.
     You go through the U.S. Copyright office and guess what?  They are online at www.copyright.gov or you can call them to acquire the information you need at (202) 707-3002 or 1-877-476-0778 (toll free).  I always file my copyrights online because it’s easier and I can copyright a whole album for the same price I would pay to copyright one song; currently it cost only $35 on-line.  First you have to establish an account through the eCo login by hitting the heading registration on the copyright webpage at www.copyright.gov then you hit the little blue circle (there’s an arrow pointing right to it).  Once you get into the system you just fill in the blanks.  It’s so easy.
     One more thing, make sure that the work being copyrighted is by the same authors.  You can’t have one work by Little big foot and Plain Jane and have another work by Little big foot and Ugly Joe.  Sorry, but they have to be by the same authors.     Now if you decide to mail your work into the copyright office then it will cost you $65.  You can still go to the website and download the forms or you can call and request copies, there’s also a link on this page http://www.copyright.gov/eco/ where you can request the forms.  They make everything so convenient.  Below is the mailing address to the copyright office:
U.S. Copyright Office101 Independence Avenue SEWashington, DC 20559     Okay, that’s your basic information on copyrighting your work.  If you don’t understand how to do this then maybe you should call a Lawyer; just to be safe.  Okay, much love to you all.  This is your girl Lady PJ and information is power so be informed.