MrGroovePhonic Thank you for this video! There is one thing I wanted to double check on, I uploaded my demos that I have written all myself of songs. I uploaded MP3 files, and also lyrics of the songs where I verified that I have written all of the music and lyrics. You said that you “CAN” Upload a MP3 file to protect the musical content of your work correct? I wasn’t sure if you said can or cannot, I did this and thought that once I have the final version of everything I will upload it as a sound recording because I know that that’s what I will release.
I just looked. I think his information is old. If you are copyrighting the song you wrote, AND the recording, use "Sound Recording". On the copyright page is says: "If you are registering BOTH a musical work and the recorded performance of that work, select “Sound Recording”. Likewise, select “Sound Recording” if you are registering BOTH a textual work and the recorded performance of that work. Note: A musical work (such as music and/or lyrics) or a textual work (such as a lecture, sermon, or book) and the recorded performance of that work may be registered with one application ONLY (i) if the author(s) named in the application contributed to both works, or (ii) if the copyright claimant owns all rights in both works through a written transfer of copyright."
@@AlexWeeks saw the same thing myself! however every video on here including the guy from Berkelee recommends having two separate copyrights SR and PA.
Thank you thank you sooo much for this step by step walk through! Feel like you saved my life and took alot of the fear out of doing this. Just registered a bunch of works and it went just like you said! Feel like a weights been lifted. Thanks again..
Peaches, at what bitrate did you encode your mp3 files at? The more tracks uploaded the bigger the size, but by decreasing the bitrate from 320 Kbps cd quality to 64 Kbps, one can squeeze more sound files within the 40 MB limit. So, is quality more important, or no that important?
Hi Chrenko, how are you? I would like to register my five songs lyrics and melodies, all of them have independent titles, I mean separate titles, if I record all of them in one cd and upload in one file, so how should I mention my all the titles of the lyrics, I am little confused, It would save my money, do you have any idea. remain grateful if you could let me know, regards.
Just finished copyrighting my new Extended Play and I must say, you made this process as smooth as possible. God bless and thanks so much for taking the time to upload this video.
Thank you so much! Other videos on UA-cam were just trying to get through the process as fast as possible and you actually took the time to properly explain things so I can confidently copyright my work. Again, thank you!
Great tutorial. I've been putting this off because it seemed too intimidating to attempt on my own. This will be a great time saver. Thank you so much.
I wish I would have found this video when I did my first copyright. I may have done it wrong, but it was only 2 songs. Oh well, Thank you very much for the step by step instructions. Now I know what to do. You made my life so much better MrGroovePhonic
Thank you so much even though I am a visual art this video has really helped me. I was confused by the multiple song/painting filing. I was reading for awhile but I had to see it order for it to click in my head. Thank you
Great, informative video. Thanks! You've pointed out that if you have some songs in your collection that have multiple authors, they need to submitted as a separate filing. What if all the songs in the collection share the same contributors, where one wrote all the lyrics and the other wrote all the music (like Elton John/Bernie Taupin)?
I like the way you broke it down, you made it easier for me to register and submit my work as a song writer online, no longer will I submit my work via mail.
Hi, I wanted to say this was a excellent video that clearly helps understand each individual part of the form. KUDOS to that !! And it’s much appreciated. But I did want to say that I have triple verified (music lawyer, website instructions and talked to representative at copyright office) that when someone is the sole author/claimant and wants to register the copyrights of all 3 - musical composition, lyrics and the sound recording, that you can use the SR form. Within that form is a place to say what your the author of and you add lyrics and music there along with the sound recording too obviously. It actually clearly lets you know this with these instructions on the SR form on the website: “Form SR should be used when the copyright claim is limited to the sound recording itself, **and it may also be used where the same copyright claimant is seeking simultaneous registration of the underlying musical, dramatic, or literary work embodied in the phono-record.”** So I was just curious if you knew this already and is there a legitimate legal reason why you feel it’s inadaquate ? Or is this just simply something you didn’t know ? I’d like to know before I move forward as it would be so much easier for me to do them all on one form because my songs are all final mastered and done and owned by me. But I don’t want to make a mistake.
I absolutely love this video & definitely appreciate it. My only question is this.. i understand the difference between filing under PA & SR now. But what if you own everything. The beat, melodies, lyrics, & masters of your music. When do we file them as SR once we file them as PA? do we start over & do them as SR or do we let our publishing handle that?
Select Sound Recording if you are registering up to 10 sound recordings. Note that a musical work (song) and a particular recording of that song are two separate works. A “musical work” consists of music and/or lyrics (either printed or audio). A recording of a particular performance of a song is a “Sound Recording.” You may be able to register up to 10 recordings and the music, lyrics, or other works that are contained in those recordings. To do so, the author(s) of the recordings and the author(s) of the songs or other works contained on those recordings must be the same person(s), and the authors must be the claimant(s) for both the recordings and the works contained on the recordings. To register only the sound recordings (in other words to register particular recordings without registering the music and/or lyrics for the songs), select “Sound Recording”. To register both the sound recordings and the musical (or other) works contained on the sound recordings, select “Sound Recording”. To register only the musical works, select “Work of the Performing Arts.”
Yeah Colin unfortunately they limit it to 10 now, I think some people got carried away LOL haven't checked in a few months but the price prob went up too. thanks for your comment Mr. GroovePhonic
How long does the copyright office take to close a case for a song? And is it okay to release the song before the case has been closed by the copyright office as long as you have all the steps and payment complete?
Hello, excellent video, thanks so much. One question, why did you upload sound files for WORK OF THE PERFORMING ARTS? shouldn't it be written music in order to protect your lyrics, melodies and chord changes??
PA for the underlying song itself regardless of who records it or where it is performed anywhere/time in the future. SR is for the specific master that gets airplay or synced or whatever. PA = who composed this and gets paid for writing the work regardless of which master it is on SR = who owns this master and gets paid for airplay or sync [just this master or SR] yes you can do it all at once in an SR. Is it a good idea? I don't think so. You want as many specific rights as you can get
So far the best step by step video explanation thank you do much. If you don't mind I have a question: I'm from Casablanca Morocco, is the site covering the whole world or just the US? Thank you again.
I have a lot of questions that remain unclear for me, even after watching the whole video: Are music compositions considered “published” when uploaded to UA-cam ? I didn't fully understood the difference (& why it is important) between collection of public works & collection of unpublic works ? If I uploaded to youtube my music- how do I consider it ? public ? why is that important ? If I already uploaded to youtube my songs, I can register them all as one collection ? What if you make a mistake, unintentionally, filling the form ? you will not be eligible to get your claims in court ? If I'm not a company yet, but in the future I will be- can I write there my future company name ? What about variations of music ? if I make different mixes to every song (mix to youtube, mix to itunes ect...)- should I register every variation again & again ? BTW- I think there is application that contains PA + SR both. Thanks for the info !
Thank you for your sharing this video, it's useful. and i have a question that other countries companies and people can apply for US copyright? thank you!
Thank you for this great tutorial. The process prior to viewing your video was confusing. You made it all plain and clear. I got to the checkout, paid the $55, but I had not yet uploaded my songs. Can I leave the site to locate my recordings and return to the uploading section? Can I perform my songs live after I upload them or do I have to wait for 6 weeks? Thanks again.
Great video, it makes me feel very confident about the copyright process. I have two questions, though: 1) If I wanted to copyright an album, but some of the songs on it I've already had copyrighted/published, can I/do I still upload those files? 2) This was a demonstration of the Form PA. So after submitting this form, would it be safe to immediately do this process again for Form SR?
Kulton Jackson what's up bro this cangduff I had a couple of questions about you and your music so get at me whenever you can hopefully we could discuss proper business turms
Can you file a PA and then an SR right after so you're covered for essentially *all* of it? Then finish them in the same "transaction" so to speak? And if you're copyrighting lyrics under the PA do you have to upload text? Or can you just leave it as is
Great video, very informative. As a producer, is better to select "PA" or "SR" for type of work when the track is being sent out as a demo to artists and music labels for further use?
nicely done. My son is only 17 and would like to register his composed music. some of his music has some tunes and voices from his keyboard, can i still register his music. Thank you.
Hi Yacine, unless your son is sampling long sections of popular songs into his keyboard, you're probably going to be ok with the sounds you're using in the tracks. To my understanding, keyboard manufacturers issue you the sounds on a 100% royalty-free basis when they pop out a unit to go in a store. Same is true for software synths like Reason etc. - pretty much any collection of digital sounds that you PURCHASE in one way or another, comes with a royalty-free chain of usage rights - seems to me it would be silly any other way. They could probably sue you if they wanted to if the sound banks had been illegally downloaded from some share site, although it would be really rate that they would go after anyone for that these days. I think you'd have to make a lot of money and make it really obvious that you've grabbed a riff that someone else owns, like what happened with Rick James Superfreak and MC Hammer Can't Touch This. There are so many millions and millions of public domain sounds out there now and all with these keywords and software synths, so have fun & I hope this helps!
Heres from the website - "Registration of a Musical Composition and a Sound Recording with a Single Application Although they are separate works, a musical composition and a sound recording may be registered together on a single application if ownership of the copyrights in both is exactly the same. To register a single claim in both works, complete Form SR. Give information about the author(s) of both the musical composition and the sound recording."
seems like they're saying that if you the author of the song is also the owner of the recording, then you're actually protecting both the recording and the composition of the song. Am I wrong about that?
Auggy Bendoggy you're not the first person to ask about this and I've replied many many times - go through the comments on this thread and you'll learn something
Didn't explain the title of work thing.... im copyrighting an album and im assuming i do what you did... just have the name of the album but it was very unclear.....
Hello @King Brocky. If you re-watch the video, you'll see that my filing had a title of "Beats For Days Collection #001" or something similar. You also should give it a similar title, which could be "Songs from X" where x is your album name. It's up to you. Then, later in the video you'll notice that I was able to view all the filenames that I had uploaded, and each file I'd uploaded was named after the name of the song contained by the file. So that's one way to do it. Another way is to include a text file or Word document that contains the names of all the songs contained in the filing and the filenames of the songs after uploading. I realize it's unclear but that's why I went over it for you! Happy Holidays and thanks for your comment! - MrGroovePhonic
thanks for responded so fast man! thats awesome!! i know this is a lot to ask but is there anyway i could skype call you or somethin and you could walk me through cuz my main concern is sampling for one song.
What I have always wondered about is if you copyright the music and arrangement but then decide to remix or remaster the same work, not changing anything except certain mixing elements like eq and compression, or even actually re-record instruments or vocals, performing them the exact same way musically and arrangement wise, is the new version protected under the original copyright and can it be used for licensing under the original?
Hey Paul, that's my point about the difference between coverage in Form PA versus Form SR. Form PA covers the "underlying work" - in order words, it covers the COMPOSITION - not the recording. So I suggest you file form PA first with the basic composition to get it covered for posterity. Then I recommend when you release your album or single or CD or whatever, you file form SR for Sound Recording and that covers the MASTER that you release so you upload the master for that one or mail them a copy of the CD. Doing it this way makes it so that you can release different versions of the song -- including if any other artists want to release it as a cover -- and the composition will be covered under the original filing. Hope it helps! ;) Mr GroovePhonic
How long does the copyright process take for your case to close after submitting? Also would you recommend copyright BOTH "sound recording" and "work of preforming arts?"
honestly it could take a month or a year, there is no guarantee. I recommend filing a form PA to cover the songs regardless of the recording. Then file a form SR after you have created a sound recording (like a master) that is going to be published and copyright that with form SR
Hello! How are you doing? I would like to register my 10 songs lyrics and melodies, they are all single songs.. all of them have separate titles, if i upload all them under one file at once, so how should I mention all the titles of each songs and lyrics, would they considering it as an Album? Some songs i made last yr and sum this yrI am little confused, It would save money, do you have any idea?
Great UA-cam video...Questions 1. After copyrighting a collection will there be one copyright form listing each song or will the copyright form just list the collection title? 2. Is there an advantage to copyrighting individually? 3. As an independent music publisher should I register first with ISMN or register the music after copyrighting?
Hello , I had a question , I used a sample of chords from a soundpack and I talked from the engineer and they said they have no problem if I use their chords , I also have it screenshoted with the full link of the version I arranged using their chords! Now it's a whole song , they said it's not their policy to be in the copyright of any artist and I can copyright the full track under my name! Now the question is that there was page in this video that ask to exclude anything that doesn't belong to you , so should I exclude the music or no?
Hey Everyone - please join my Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/1247250525292463/ - I'll answer all questions in the group - MrGroovePhonic
MrGroovePhonic can I publish my music publicly after this form is complete?
MrGroovePhonic please respond asap
It’s really urgent
MrGroovePhonic Thank you for this video! There is one thing I wanted to double check on, I uploaded my demos that I have written all myself of songs. I uploaded MP3 files, and also lyrics of the songs where I verified that I have written all of the music and lyrics. You said that you “CAN” Upload a MP3 file to protect the musical content of your work correct? I wasn’t sure if you said can or cannot, I did this and thought that once I have the final version of everything I will upload it as a sound recording because I know that that’s what I will release.
They changed this in may 2019......85 for one song i apply by paper
Finally, someone to explain in an easy to understand format - the difference between sound recording and work of performing arts. Thank you so much!
I just looked. I think his information is old. If you are copyrighting the song you wrote, AND the recording, use "Sound Recording". On the copyright page is says: "If you are registering BOTH a musical work and the recorded performance of that work, select “Sound Recording”. Likewise, select “Sound Recording” if you are registering BOTH a textual work and the recorded performance of that work.
Note: A musical work (such as music and/or lyrics) or a textual work (such as a lecture, sermon, or book) and the recorded performance of that work may be registered with one application ONLY (i) if the author(s) named in the application contributed to both works, or (ii) if the copyright claimant owns all rights in both works through a written transfer of copyright."
@@AlexWeeks saw the same thing myself! however every video on here including the guy from Berkelee recommends having two separate copyrights SR and PA.
Thank you thank you sooo much for this step by step walk through! Feel like you saved my life and took alot of the fear out of doing this. Just registered a bunch of works and it went just like you said! Feel like a weights been lifted. Thanks again..
Awesome Peaches :) thanks for your comments!
Peaches, at what bitrate did you encode your mp3 files at? The more tracks uploaded the bigger the size, but by decreasing the bitrate from 320 Kbps cd quality to 64 Kbps, one can squeeze more sound files within the 40 MB limit. So, is quality more important, or no that important?
I don't suggest going any lower than 128kbps bit rate on mp3s.
Hi Chrenko, how are you? I would like to register my five songs lyrics and melodies, all of them have independent titles, I mean separate titles, if I record all of them in one cd and upload in one file, so how should I mention my all the titles of the lyrics, I am little confused, It would save my money, do you have any idea. remain grateful if you could let me know, regards.
By Far the Best and most complete tutorial on how to copyright your songs. Brilliant, all the other videos pail in comparison, Thank you!
thanks C.T :)
I'm so glad this is by the government and not a week agency. Hooyah.
That stuff is as clear as the muddy Mississippi. If you can make it see-through, God bless you.
Just finished copyrighting my new Extended Play and I must say, you made this process as smooth as possible. God bless and thanks so much for taking the time to upload this video.
God Bless Gavin!
Thank you so much! Other videos on UA-cam were just trying to get through the process as fast as possible and you actually took the time to properly explain things so I can confidently copyright my work. Again, thank you!
Awesome Josh :)
Thanks Hugh... that was very cool of you to share this information... much appreciated!!
Thanks so much for making it so dam easy. The others do not measure up to you.
One of the best tutorials from beginning to end my friend...Thx.
Great tutorial. I've been putting this off because it seemed too intimidating to attempt on my own. This will be a great time saver. Thank you so much.
Finally!!! A to the point, clear explanation for the process! Thank you!!!
Thanks for the video, this was the best one on youtube.
I wish I would have found this video when I did my first copyright. I may have done it wrong, but it was only 2 songs. Oh well, Thank you very much for the step by step instructions. Now I know what to do. You made my life so much better MrGroovePhonic
I just wanna tell Thanks for sharing this information with us.
_Thank You_
Thank you so much even though I am a visual art this video has really helped me. I was confused by the multiple song/painting filing. I was reading for awhile but I had to see it order for it to click in my head. Thank you
Excellent step by step tutorial, made the process so much easier. Thank you very much for this wonderful tutorial.
The authorship part is what I wanted to know, thank you for explaining that.
Even today, this helps a lot, thank you
It works for Google Chrome now! Just went through the entire process using Chrome and it worked!
yup I think they have upgraded their website to work with several browsers now. Also you can only submit up to ten songs in a filing now
Great, informative video. Thanks! You've pointed out that if you have some songs in your collection that have multiple authors, they need to submitted as a separate filing. What if all the songs in the collection share the same contributors, where one wrote all the lyrics and the other wrote all the music (like Elton John/Bernie Taupin)?
INQURING MINDS WANT TO KNOW!!!!
now after i saw the video with How to File Copyrights Online - PA, SR & Multiple Works for One Fee, I gave you a big like ok
I like the way you broke it down, you made it easier for me to register and submit my work as a song writer online, no longer will I submit my work via mail.
this was very helpful to me ,I just copy written my music and uploaded my tracks ,thanks alot
Thanks for all the help and clarity it was much needed and appreciated
Hi, I wanted to say this was a excellent video that clearly helps understand each individual part of the form. KUDOS to that !! And it’s much appreciated.
But I did want to say that I have triple verified (music lawyer, website instructions and talked to representative at copyright office) that when someone is the sole author/claimant and wants to register the copyrights of all 3 - musical composition, lyrics and the sound recording, that you can use the SR form. Within that form is a place to say what your the author of and you add lyrics and music there along with the sound recording too obviously.
It actually clearly lets you know this with these instructions on the SR form on the website: “Form SR should be used when the copyright claim is limited to the sound recording itself, **and it may also be used where the same copyright claimant is seeking simultaneous registration of the underlying musical, dramatic, or literary work embodied in the phono-record.”**
So I was just curious if you knew this already and is there a legitimate legal reason why you feel it’s inadaquate ? Or is this just simply something you didn’t know ? I’d like to know before I move forward as it would be so much easier for me to do them all on one form because my songs are all final mastered and done and owned by me. But I don’t want to make a mistake.
Hello bro!!! So what was the conclusion of all this? What is the right way..... Please let me know I have to register today!
Thank You, Thank You, and Thank You.
I can't thank you enough, It is really helpful. You are the man!
Thank you for this breakdown!!!!
Guy you are awesome. You save me a lot of time and a lot of running around. Thanks very clear video.
You explained everything really well…. Thanks Bruh!!!
Love your video tutorial! Thank you brother!
I really appreciate the video!!! Thank you!
Thanks so much for the step by step process! 😊👍🌷🎵
Thanks for the great tutorial, very helpful
Thank you so much for this upload!
I want to thaaaaaaaank so much for this video it was informative.. bc I was completely lost lol trying to do it on my own
thanks.
Thanks a lot it was the best video I've seen on the process.
Great video, learned a lot. However, at what point would you upload lyric files of each song?
Excellent video! Very informative. Thank you
Thanks 4 this video man got it done with eaze💪
This video was very helpful. Thank you!! :D
Glad it was helpful Kiyona Music
Very helpful and useful. Thank you very much!
Thank you so much, good sir!!
This video is awesomeness!!!! Thank you
VERY HELPFUL!!!! Thanks!
Thank you for this video
Great Video, Thanks
Good video
Thank you. This saved me valuable time
awesome...very helpful...thank YOU !!
Thanx Hugh for the clear and practical info ^_^
You are most welcome, My pleasure :)
I have used Chrome and I was able to successfully upload, submit my song. I aslo received my certificate of registration.
yup looks like they fixed it for other browsers now.
Whew thanks its said succesfully uploaded then i heard him say chrome dosent work. Now i feel better
I absolutely love this video & definitely appreciate it. My only question is this.. i understand the difference between filing under PA & SR now. But what if you own everything. The beat, melodies, lyrics, & masters of your music. When do we file them as SR once we file them as PA? do we start over & do them as SR or do we let our publishing handle that?
Select Sound Recording if you are registering up to 10 sound recordings.
Note that a musical work (song) and a particular recording of that song are two separate works. A “musical work” consists of music and/or lyrics (either printed or audio). A recording of a particular performance of a song is a “Sound Recording.”
You may be able to register up to 10 recordings and the music, lyrics, or other works that are contained in those recordings. To do so, the author(s) of the recordings and the author(s) of the songs or other works contained on those recordings must be the same person(s), and the authors must be the claimant(s) for both the recordings and the works contained on the recordings.
To register only the sound recordings (in other words to register particular recordings without registering the music and/or lyrics for the songs), select “Sound Recording”.
To register both the sound recordings and the musical (or other) works contained on the sound recordings, select “Sound Recording”.
To register only the musical works, select “Work of the Performing Arts.”
@@audioguru2741 hello but in the video he said PA and you are saying SR if you want to get the copyright for everything!
thank you very much for the video my friend
Awesome, bit more expensive and can only copyright 10 songs for 85 bucks now! But Thanks dude! Very Helpful :)
Yeah Colin unfortunately they limit it to 10 now, I think some people got carried away LOL haven't checked in a few months but the price prob went up too. thanks for your comment
Mr. GroovePhonic
How long does the copyright office take to close a case for a song? And is it okay to release the song before the case has been closed by the copyright office as long as you have all the steps and payment complete?
excellent tutorial.
Thank you! Blessings!
Thank you 🙏🏽
Thank you so much
Very helpful thank you!
Hello, excellent video, thanks so much. One question, why did you upload sound files for WORK OF THE PERFORMING ARTS? shouldn't it be written music in order to protect your lyrics, melodies and chord changes??
I also need to know that as well
So, when copyrighting your music, you should always be copyrighting it as PR... & SR?
Yes
PR is for the writer. The other is for airplay.
PA for the underlying song itself regardless of who records it or where it is performed anywhere/time in the future. SR is for the specific master that gets airplay or synced or whatever.
PA = who composed this and gets paid for writing the work regardless of which master it is on
SR = who owns this master and gets paid for airplay or sync [just this master or SR]
yes you can do it all at once in an SR. Is it a good idea? I don't think so. You want as many specific rights as you can get
But I think the question is...should we do BOTH ?
So basically its $70 per set of solo submissions
Awesome info thanks for the help! just subbed and liked
Thank you for the lesson. I've been trying for days but keep running into problems.
So far the best step by step video explanation thank you do much. If you don't mind I have a question: I'm from Casablanca Morocco, is the site covering the whole world or just the US? Thank you again.
the whole world can use the US copyright system
I have a lot of questions that remain unclear for me, even after watching the whole video:
Are music compositions considered “published” when uploaded to UA-cam ?
I didn't fully understood the difference (& why it is important) between collection of public works & collection of unpublic works ? If I uploaded to youtube my music- how do I consider it ? public ? why is that important ?
If I already uploaded to youtube my songs, I can register them all as one collection ?
What if you make a mistake, unintentionally, filling the form ? you will not be eligible to get your claims in court ?
If I'm not a company yet, but in the future I will be- can I write there my future company name ?
What about variations of music ? if I make different mixes to every song (mix to youtube, mix to itunes ect...)- should I register every variation again & again ?
BTW- I think there is application that contains PA + SR both.
Thanks for the info !
Thank you for your sharing this video, it's useful. and i have a question that other countries companies and people can apply for US copyright? thank you!
Great video, thanks man 😊
This help a lot im a artist
Thanks 🙏🏼
Thank you for this great tutorial. The process prior to viewing your video was confusing. You made it all plain and clear. I got to the checkout, paid the $55, but I had not yet uploaded my songs. Can I leave the site to locate my recordings and return to the uploading section? Can I perform my songs live after I upload them or do I have to wait for 6 weeks? Thanks again.
Great video, it makes me feel very confident about the copyright process. I have two questions, though:
1) If I wanted to copyright an album, but some of the songs on it I've already had copyrighted/published, can I/do I still upload those files?
2) This was a demonstration of the Form PA. So after submitting this form, would it be safe to immediately do this process again for Form SR?
Kulton Jackson what's up bro this cangduff I had a couple of questions about you and your music so get at me whenever you can hopefully we could discuss proper business turms
Can you file a PA and then an SR right after so you're covered for essentially *all* of it? Then finish them in the same "transaction" so to speak? And if you're copyrighting lyrics under the PA do you have to upload text? Or can you just leave it as is
you can do it anyway you want really... I recommend filing a PA for the song itself and then a SR for the master you are releasing (sound recording)
How do I copyright an entire art course that consists of 269 art instruction videos.
Great video, very informative. As a producer, is better to select "PA" or "SR" for type of work when the track is being sent out as a demo to artists and music labels for further use?
You gotta use SR form for beats only
Is it too late to include lyrics sheets for my album if I already uploaded and submitted my case? Also is it necessary?
can i put debit card in instead of a credit card
nicely done. My son is only 17 and would like to register his composed music. some of his music has some tunes and voices from his keyboard, can i still register his music. Thank you.
Hi Yacine, unless your son is sampling long sections of popular songs into his keyboard, you're probably going to be ok with the sounds you're using in the tracks. To my understanding, keyboard manufacturers issue you the sounds on a 100% royalty-free basis when they pop out a unit to go in a store. Same is true for software synths like Reason etc. - pretty much any collection of digital sounds that you PURCHASE in one way or another, comes with a royalty-free chain of usage rights - seems to me it would be silly any other way. They could probably sue you if they wanted to if the sound banks had been illegally downloaded from some share site, although it would be really rate that they would go after anyone for that these days. I think you'd have to make a lot of money and make it really obvious that you've grabbed a riff that someone else owns, like what happened with Rick James Superfreak and MC Hammer Can't Touch This. There are so many millions and millions of public domain sounds out there now and all with these keywords and software synths, so have fun & I hope this helps!
Hey, when you uploaded those files, you just uploaded mp3s or did you also upload lyrics and sheet music?
you can upload mp3s or wavs and you can also upload anything you want like lyrics, cover art or whatever.
@@MrGroovePhonic what if my music is on Spotify and I want to copyright those?
@@MrGroovePhonic does that count as one of the 12 files you are allowed to upload?
What's the differences between text files and lyrics? Please do a brake down of the two .
Heres from the website - "Registration of a Musical Composition and a Sound Recording with a Single Application
Although they are separate works, a musical composition and a sound recording may be registered together on a single application if ownership of the copyrights in both is exactly the same. To register a single claim in both works, complete Form SR. Give information about the author(s) of both the musical composition and the sound recording."
seems like they're saying that if you the author of the song is also the owner of the recording, then you're actually protecting both the recording and the composition of the song. Am I wrong about that?
Auggy Bendoggy you're not the first person to ask about this and I've replied many many times - go through the comments on this thread and you'll learn something
Didn't explain the title of work thing.... im copyrighting an album and im assuming i do what you did... just have the name of the album but it was very unclear.....
Hello @King Brocky. If you re-watch the video, you'll see that my filing had a title of "Beats For Days Collection #001" or something similar. You also should give it a similar title, which could be "Songs from X" where x is your album name. It's up to you. Then, later in the video you'll notice that I was able to view all the filenames that I had uploaded, and each file I'd uploaded was named after the name of the song contained by the file. So that's one way to do it. Another way is to include a text file or Word document that contains the names of all the songs contained in the filing and the filenames of the songs after uploading. I realize it's unclear but that's why I went over it for you! Happy Holidays and thanks for your comment! - MrGroovePhonic
thanks for responded so fast man! thats awesome!! i know this is a lot to ask but is there anyway i could skype call you or somethin and you could walk me through cuz my main concern is sampling for one song.
I'm hhitch on skype
i hit you up mane!! tryn to do this asap. im ready to go right now
sorry... thought of a couple more questions if you could check your skpye..... thanks again....
Much appreciated :-)
What I have always wondered about is if you copyright the music and arrangement but then decide to remix or remaster the same work, not changing anything except certain mixing elements like eq and compression, or even actually re-record instruments or vocals, performing them the exact same way musically and arrangement wise, is the new version protected under the original copyright and can it be used for licensing under the original?
Hey Paul, that's my point about the difference between coverage in Form PA versus Form SR. Form PA covers the "underlying work" - in order words, it covers the COMPOSITION - not the recording. So I suggest you file form PA first with the basic composition to get it covered for posterity.
Then I recommend when you release your album or single or CD or whatever, you file form SR for Sound Recording and that covers the MASTER that you release so you upload the master for that one or mail them a copy of the CD.
Doing it this way makes it so that you can release different versions of the song -- including if any other artists want to release it as a cover -- and the composition will be covered under the original filing.
Hope it helps! ;) Mr GroovePhonic
great vid
How long does the copyright process take for your case to close after submitting? Also would you recommend copyright BOTH "sound recording" and "work of preforming arts?"
honestly it could take a month or a year, there is no guarantee. I recommend filing a form PA to cover the songs regardless of the recording. Then file a form SR after you have created a sound recording (like a master) that is going to be published and copyright that with form SR
@@MrGroovePhonic Thanks, in that case I will need to pay twice for each form I send (PA & SR)?
@@asherco270 each time you file it requires a payment
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Hello! How are you doing? I would like to register my 10 songs lyrics and melodies, they are all single songs.. all of them have separate titles, if i upload all them under one file at once, so how should I mention all the titles of each songs and lyrics, would they considering it as an Album? Some songs i made last yr and sum this yrI am little confused, It would save money, do you have any idea?
We’re the files that were uploaded audio files? Or the lyrics and sheets music?
Great UA-cam video...Questions 1. After copyrighting a collection will there be one copyright form listing each song or will the copyright form just list the collection title? 2. Is there an advantage to copyrighting individually? 3. As an independent music publisher should I register first with ISMN or register the music after copyrighting?
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Hello , I had a question , I used a sample of chords from a soundpack and I talked from the engineer and they said they have no problem if I use their chords , I also have it screenshoted with the full link of the version I arranged using their chords! Now it's a whole song , they said it's not their policy to be in the copyright of any artist and I can copyright the full track under my name! Now the question is that there was page in this video that ask to exclude anything that doesn't belong to you , so should I exclude the music or no?
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i didint see the part where u were uploading the lyrical files ...