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How To Copyright Your Music
Rating: 4.3 out of 5(19 ratings)
1,098 students

How To Copyright Your Music

Feel safe releasing & promoting your songs to fans or artists to get cut on their albums without worry or fear of theft
Created byChristopher Greenwood
Last updated 10/2018
English

What you'll learn

  • You will have 8 strategies you can implement immediately to make sure your songs our copyright protected

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Course content

1 section • 11 lectures • 31m total length

  • Introduction3:32

    Learn eight strategies to copyright your songs, protect your rights, and stop illegal use, while understanding you are the writer and owner of your music.

  • Copyright Your Music Strategy #11:58

    Record your ideas in a dated songbook to establish copyright proof for lyrics and music usable in court. Digital uploads also serve as proof.

  • Copyright Your Music Strategy #21:49

    Record studio sessions on video to prove you own the song copyrights, and share behind-the-scenes with fans while storing the footage on drives or cloud as evidence.

  • Copyright Your Music Strategy #31:54

    Learn how to copyright your music, including the poor man's copyright by mailing lyrics or a CD for a date-stamped proof of ownership, with digital options that also protect you.

  • Copyright Your Music Strategy #41:40

    Record ideas on your phone to create a date-stamped, digital copyright trail, then share the file with a producer or via email for protection and future reference.

  • Copyright Your Music Strategy #52:10

    Learn how to copyright your music by registering works with performance rights organizations and handling 50/50 song splits. Collect publishing royalties via PRO organizations, SoundExchange, and digital distributors.

  • Copyright Your Music Strategy #61:35

    Type out your songs, or record them and date stamp, then upload to a server or cloud to create a digital fingerprint that proves copyright.

  • Bonus #1 The Difference Between Trademark & Copyright3:43

    Explain the key differences between copyright and trademark, noting that ideas must be tangible to be protected, with examples like songs, logos, and brand names, plus legal registration across countries.

  • Bonus #2 How To Copyright Your Music On YouTube5:01

    Learn how to copyright your music on YouTube using TuneCore or CD Baby, submit tracks to YouTube Content ID, and monetize royalties from videos that use your music.

  • Bonus #3 - How To Upload Your Music To YouTube4:03

    Learn how to upload music videos to YouTube, choose between scheduled, unlisted, public, or private, and set release dates, messages, tags, and playlists.

  • Bonus #4 - Why You Need To Upload All Your Songs To YouTube3:58

    Upload all your songs to YouTube to unlock long-term monetization, as YouTube is a major music search engine. Use a distributor like CD Baby to monetize videos and grow royalties.

Requirements

  • They should no what songs they want to copyright and protect

Description

I've coached thousands of artists around the world via my courses and my coaching program Fanbase University.

The #1 question that keeps coming up is "How do I copyright my music".

When I first started writing songs back in 2000 I too was scared someone might steal my my song or idea or chorus that I had written.

This course will put to rest any fears you have about copyright and allow you to focus on doing what you do best which is writing and creating great music.

Who this course is for:

  • Whether you've written one song or a thousands songs this will be a good course for you to help understand copyrighting your music

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