How to Copyright Music/Songs

Copyright is a form of intellectual property law that protects original works or authorship, including lyrics. As soon as your lyrics are recorded in a fixed form (such as printing it out on paper), it is considered to be under copyright protection and is the property of the author who created the work.

Registering your lyrics provides a public record of your work which can be invaluable in the event of a lawsuit for infringement. Simply mailing or emailing your lyrics to yourself is too easy to tamper with and will not hold up in any court of law.

Each country has their own copyright laws and most mutually respect and honor the other’s. Please contact your specific country’s copyright laws for further details.

Intellectual property theft is becoming easier to do, so registering your lyrics to prove your authorship is imperative. Be proactive in preventing intellectual property theft. Protect your hours of hard work. Protect your future success. Protect your lyrics today.

Become a member of Lyric Discovery and register your lyrics in our secure Lyric Songbook database. Your registered lyrics will be assigned a secured registration number and the date of registration will be recorded as public record. Your work is safe with us, and the written acknowledgement you get from us can be proof to anyone that you had the material as of a certain date.