How To Copyright Your Music Easy (Step By Step Process)

How To Copyright Your Music (songs, beats) Easy - This is a video tutorial that walks you through the process of copyrighting your music. I show you what forms you need and how to fill them out line by line.

There are a lot of bad information floating around the internet in regards to copyright. A lot of musicians and signer songwriters believe that mailing a CD of your songs to yourself and never opening it protects you.

This is known as 'The Poor Man's Copyright' and no, it doesn't work. Another version of this "The Modern Poor Man's Copyright' revolves around emailing your self your songs, this way there is a track record of some sort.

This doesn't work either, it won't hold up in court. In fact, you can sue anyone unless you've filed for copyright registration correctly.

For more information on copyrighting and the music business visit http://diymusicbiz.com http://copyright.gov/