Songs & Lyrics

If you're curious about who owns rights to a song, there are hard and fast copyright rules that dictate who gets money and who doesn't. However, there aren't any free databases out there that list...

Writing music and lyrics is a potentially lucrative career. Raw talent, time, patience, consistency and extensive marketing are needed to successfully pursue music and lyric writing.

The Library of Congress (US) provides the easiest way to copyright your song. There are also songwriters' unions that you may want to join. Learn how to write a song in this free music video.

Get help for copyright issues. Learn When to send your song to a Performance rights organization in this free music business and song publishing video.

Tips for copyrighting music. Find out how to copyright a song and other intellectual properties in this free music business and song publishing video.

Advice on filing copyright forms. Find out how to fill out PA and SR forms to copyright a song in this free music business and song publishing video.

You never know when a song might become a hit! Learn when to copyright a song in this free music business and song publishing video.

Unless your copyright documents are official, you may not have a case. Do Not "Poor Man" copyright! Go through the official channels to ensure that in this free music business and song publishing...

Get paid for your songs! Find out the definition of a copyright in this free music business and song publishing video.

Guide to copyrighting music. What does a copyright protect? Find out in this free music business and song publishing video.

Music has the unique ability to communicate with people. Good songs can speak to people's hearts in a way that few other art forms can. While many people enjoy writing songs for fun, it's not...

Many songwriters hesitate before sharing their creative property for fear of other artists stealing their original ideas. This is where a copyright comes in.