Music 101

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< How to Copyright Music Why Copyright My Music? Now technically speaking, the minute you put your music into a tangible form (a recording), the music is copyrighted. However, to really protect yourself, you will want to register that copyright with the copyright office. This will protect you in the event that someone, somewhere, steals one of your songs and claims it as their own. Registering a copyright is not difficult, and whether you want to copyright just a single song (for possible digital distribution) or an entire CD of collected works... Read More »

Releasing Your Own Record: A Legal Checklist

Releasing Your Own Record: A Legal Checklist Legal Ease For artists who are releasing their own record for the first time, without the involvement or assistance of a label,process can be a little intimidating. It can be easy to miss some key legal details in the process. Here, therefore, is a very basic checklist of issues to be considered when releasing a record. Bear in mind, though, that your own particular circumstances may dictate that you take certain steps that are different from, or in addition to, the various steps mentioned below.Read More »