Song lyrics without music can also be registered, whether they are published or not. Online registration is available at a reduced rate of $35 and allows submission of an electronic copy of your work. (As of August 1, 2009, the fees will be increased to $65 for a Form PA and $50 for a Form CO). Registration of your copyright is recommended (but not required) and is accomplished by filing a Form PA (paper) or a Form CO (paper with a barcode) with $45 and one copy of your unpublished song on a record, tape or lead sheet, two copies if the song has been published. For example, the moment that you lift your pen off the finished lead sheet or turn off your PDA after saving your composition, the song is deemed “created” and the copyright begins. You acquire copyright (legal protection of the law) automatically when your work is “created,” which is defined as being “fixed” in a copy or recording for the first time. Do not confuse acquiring a copyright with registering your claim to copyright.
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