How to Copyright your music! AN EASY METHOD TO PROTECT YOU SONGS!

This is a must see video for anyone who wants to protect themselves from music theft!

This method is NOT technically Copyrighting your music, but it a much cheaper and easier way to protect yourself!


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[zeppy13131]

This is an URBAN LEGEND. It may work in some other countries, but in the U.S. it offers you NO copyright-style protection. (For details, go to Snopes [dot] com and search for "Poor Man's Copyright".)

Please check out these things before you go telling people to do them!

[GaragebandandBeyond]

@zeppy13131 I read it and I see what you mean, but my method goes beyond "Easily Circumvented" post mark and uses Registered mail which creates a legal document between the sender and the post office. As one of my subscribers suggested, go the extra step and use Registered Certified mail for an extra level of documentation.

I did give the disclaimer and I'll say it again. I'm not a lawyer, I'm just a guy who knows a trick.

[swyitch]

probably should put a disclaimer when giving out legal advice

[GaragebandandBeyond]

@swyitch Good point.

I'm on it

[rampagetv]

A way easier way and the way I do it, go to myfreecopyright {dot} com. You should annotate that, it's great and they provide you with an MCN and image to put on your website. This method works however as you said it's not actually copyrighting. If you are creative like me it's easy to get lazy and not use said method for every of your 10 or so songs a day. Great vid, thumbs up!

[GaragebandandBeyond]

@rampagetv Thanks a lot for telling me about that I had no idea! I will make a note on the video! Thanks!

[jy8times]

Can you teach us how to sell music on itunes PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! Thumbs up if you want him to!!!!

[GameAddictify]

called a poor mans copryright

[Gowieezy]

This is a smart idea.

[colombobogota]

what about if you post something on youtube? doesn't the video have an uploading date which proves that it was your music since whatever date?

[dgname]

Does this work in Mexico?

[TheGamermaze]

if your upload date on youtube is earlier then the other one?

[AllenxMekdara]

@jy8times cdbaby(dot)com (:

[RyckardPT]

That is a smart move! Thank you.

Cheers from Portugal

[3ogitator]

Concerning cost: you can always send a collection of songs for the cost of a single song. Downside may be if you change one of the songs and want to copyright it separately, then I'm not sure what becomes of the collection. Shouldn't matter though; you'll just have two versions of one of the songs copyrighted. In any every, it's got to be a better way of protecting your music. Cheaper too!