Complete Legal Colorado Music Forms For Free

Which form should I use? Online registration through the electronic Copyright Office (eCO) is the preferred way to register basic claims. Paper versions of Form TX (literary works); Form VA (visual arts works); Form PA (performing arts); Form SR (sound recordings) are available on the Copyright Office website.

Order forms and other publications from Library of Congress, Copyright Office- COPUBS, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20559 or call (202) 707-9100 or 1-877-476-0778 (toll free). Access and download circulars and other information from the Copyright Office website at .copyright.gov.

To copyright music, the copyright owner must submit the following to the copyright office: A completed application form. ... A nonrefundable $35 filing fee for online applications and an $85 filing fee for paper applications as of this date. ... A nonreturnable copy or copies of your work.

Your copyright is free and is automatic. The song must be ?fixed? in some way, in a written down copy or a recording. You cannot have a copyright to a tune in your head, or that you perform in public, unless you write it down or record it in some fashion. You do not have to take any action to have this copyright.

Applying for registration with the U.S. Copyright Office requires an application, a filing fee, and a copy of the work. Depending on the type of work, there are several different online application options, including the following: Standard Application for registering an individual sound recording or musical work.

Now, you need to make sure your work is registered. As soon as a song is published and/or recorded, it should be registered with and reported to BMI. BMI's ability to license and monitor the performances of a composition is dependent upon the accuracy and timeliness of this reported information.